The blog of the Department of Economics and Related Studies at the University of York
Academics in the Department of Economics and Related Studies have been hard at work over recent months, producing cutting-edge research that helps to illuminate a range of issues relevant to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a round-up of all the articles that our staff members have published on this topic since March 2020. “The Coming …
Dr Adam Golinski and Professor Peter Spencer discuss the potential uses of econometric forecasting in relation to the current global crisis, and share their model and resulting data. Being able to predict and estimate how a disease might behave is crucial in the fight against large-scale pandemics such as COVID-19. As economists, we are more …
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Yuan Ju pays tribute to the NHS and all those who have contributed to it. We are celebrating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the NHS. In my opinion, this system is the only remaining guardian angel of the ultimate human civilisation: It is probably the only large-scale social system that is equal to …
