Kingston University Department of Economics

PhD Studentships Kingston University's PhD Studentships competition offers research studentships to students whose expertise matches the University's areas of research.

🎓 Kingston are offering up to 15 new PhD studentships, including targeted awards for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students and for Kingston alumni

📅 Deadline for applying is 4 March 2026

More details and FAQs here: www.kingston.ac.uk/research/res...

Kingston Economics' own Rex McKenzie (@idemamba.bsky.social) has a new post on artificial intelligence and assessment 👇

To enjoy this view in person, why not come and study Economics with us!?

📅 Apply now - the UCAS deadline is today at 18:00 (GMT)

River Thames shrouded in mist on a cold, bright January day

River Thames near the Kingston University campus looking especially beautiful this morning

Economics BSc (Hons) Gain the skills to analyse and resolve complex economic issues with the Economics BSc (Hons) course and Bloomberg Trading Room at Kingston University.

🚨 Only one week left to apply for undergraduate courses via UCAS! 🚨

📅 Deadline is 18:00 next Wednesday (14 January)

🎓 Start 2026 in the best way possible and apply to study Economics, Business Economics, or Financial Economics with us!

💻 Details of our courses: www.kingston.ac.uk/study/underg...

Research in the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Explore groundbreaking research in business and social sciences at Kingston University. Discover our projects, partnerships and how to collaborate with us.

Our staff expertise includes development economics, finance and financialisation, applied economics and econometrics, productivity, growth, and inequality, political economy, and the history of economic thought.

Read about our research here:
www.kingston.ac.uk/research/FBSS

PhD Studentships Kingston University's PhD Studentships competition offers research studentships to students whose expertise matches the University's areas of research.

🎓 Applications for PhD studentships at Kingston are now open!

📅 Deadline is 4 March

💻 See here for further information and details and information on how to apply:
www.kingston.ac.uk/research/res...

Investigating the impact of tourism market diversification on the shadow economy in OECD and non-OECD countries The primary aim of this study is to examine the effects of tourism market diversification on the shadow economy. Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQREG) approach has been used in the analysi...

🗣️ New article from KU Economics' Dr Chris Stewart: "Investigating the impact of tourism market diversification on the shadow economy in OECD and non-OECD countries"

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Issue 95 (Winter 2025) - 50 Years of Political Economy in Australia - Progress in Political Economy (PPE) SPECIAL ISSUE – 50 YEARS OF POLITICAL ECONOMY IN AUSTRALIA Complete issue JAPE95 complete Contents The Editors: Editorial Voices of Former Students of Political Economy: Anthony Albanese; Thalia Antho...

📕 New out in the Journal of Australian Political Economy: "Problems of Pluralism: Some Comments on 50 Years of Australian Political Economy and its Prospects" by Prof Bill Dunn of Kingston Economics

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Transformative Economics Education: Decolonising Economics Through a Multidimensional Approach This paper presents a comprehensive framework for decolonising economics education by synthesising Paulo Freire's critical pedagogy with Pan-African thought. Using Kingston University's EC4002 module ...

I forget how long I have been working on this, I started it during lockdown and have worked on it sporadically over the summers since then.

Transformative Economics Education: Decolonising Economics Through a Multidimensional Approach

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Delighted to say that we at Kingston will be hosting the RES Annual Public Lecture in 2026! 🥳

See you there! 👋

Undergraduate Open Days 2025 There's no better way to find out if Kingston University is the place for you than by getting to know us at our Open Days. Come and meet us and take a look around.

📅 Our next Open Day is on Saturday 4 October - come and hear about studying Economics, Business Economics, or Financial Economics and visit our beautiful and newly refurbished campus!
www.kingston.ac.uk/about/events...

👋 A warm welcome to all new and returning students at the start of the 2025/26 year!

📚 We look forward to working with you over the next year!

Climate crisis, war and pandemic: How weather and global events have shaped UK electricity demand The present study, using high-frequency hourly data from 2009 to 2023, investigates the impacts of weather conditions, carbon prices, COVID-19 pandemi…

🗣️ New article from KU Economics' Jalal Siddiki: "Climate crisis, war and pandemic: How weather and global events have shaped UK electricity demand"
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Thousands of graduates and a host of influential figures to have achievements celebrated during Kingston University ceremonies The latest cohort of Kingston University graduates will toast their achievements in front of proud family, friends, academic staff and special guests – with more than 3,000 set to cross the stage duri...

🎉 Congratulations to all of our final-year students who graduated yesterday! 🎓

We wish you the best of luck for the future!

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Undergraduate Open Days 2025 There's no better way to find out if Kingston University is the place for you than by getting to know us at our Open Days. Come and meet us and take a look around.

Still time to book a place at the open day!
www.kingston.ac.uk/about/events...

Weather in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday 5 July 2025 is expected to be light rain with a moderate breeze and a high of 21 degrees celsius

🌧️ Weather not looking quite so good tomorrow - so instead of going to the park, come in to our award-winning Town House building and hear about studying Economics at Kingston at our open day!

Research in the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences Explore groundbreaking research in business and social sciences at Kingston University. Discover our projects, partnerships and how to collaborate with us.

Read more about our research at Kingston here: www.kingston.ac.uk/research/FBSS

Homeownership in the UK: The role of wealth inequality and family life cycles Homeownership is a valuable social institution, yet there is limited research on how wealth inequality and family life cycles influence the homeowners…

🗣️ A new article from KU Economics' own Jalal Siddiki: "Homeownership in the UK: The role of wealth inequality and family life cycles"

💻 Read it here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Economics BSc (Hons) Gain the skills to analyse and resolve complex economic issues with the Economics BSc (Hons) course and Bloomberg Trading Room at Kingston University.

We offer courses in Economics, Business Economics, and Financial Economics - start reading about them here: www.kingston.ac.uk/study/underg...

Undergraduate Open Days 2025 There's no better way to find out if Kingston University is the place for you than by getting to know us at our Open Days. Come and meet us and take a look around.

👋 Come and visit us! Our next open day is this Saturday (5 July)

🏫 The Economics talk is 11am-12pm but we'll have a drop-in hub in the award-winning Town House building 10am-2pm, so come and have a chat!

Details and registration here 👇
www.kingston.ac.uk/about/events...

Kingston University shortlisted for five University Alliance Awards The team behind the delivery of Kingston University’s Future Skills programme has been shortlisted for a major award. They are among five individuals and teams from Kingston University shortlisted in ...

🏆 Kingston University has been nominated for 5️⃣ awards at the @unialliance.bsky.social awards, including a Teaching Innovation Award nomination for our Future Skills team!

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Graduation ceremonies There can be a lot to consider when it comes to preparing for your graduation day. Here’s everything you need to know about graduating from Kingston University.

🥳 Congratulations to all of our final-year students receiving their degree results today! We're really proud of you! 🙌

🎓 See you at the graduation ceremony next month - details here 👇
www.kingston.ac.uk/study/gradua...

Open Day Programme: Penrhyn Road campus, Wednesday 4 June 2025 Discover the programme for our Open Day at Penrhyn Road campus - Wednesday 4 June 2025.

🎓 Looking forward to welcoming prospective students to our open day today!

If you're coming along, you can find the schedule below - the Economics talk is 3-4pm!

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Looking forward to meeting our applicants for 2025 study at our next Offer Holder Experience Day next week! 😊

If you've been sent an invitation, make sure you've registered!

Political correctness and elite prestige* - Esther Hauk, Javier Ortega, 2025 Consider a society where the prestige of orthodox views is linked to the prestige of the elite. Heterodox individuals are less likely to express their views if ...

📖 New article from Kingston's Javier Ortega in the Journal of Theoretical Politics: "Political correctness and elite prestige"
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Undergraduate Open Days 2025 There's no better way to find out if Kingston University is the place for you than by getting to know us at our Open Days. Choose to visit us on one of the following dates: Saturday 26 April 2025, Wed...

🗣️ Our next Open Day is on Saturday 26 April

🏫 Come and visit us at our Penrhyn Road campus by the river in Kingston!

💻 Details and registration here:
www.kingston.ac.uk/about/events...

The cost of uncertainty: Analysing the influence of coal price changes, the Russia-Ukraine war and geopolitical risk on risk premiums in the Indian electricity spot market Using hourly data from June 1, 2020 to April 25, 2024, this paper first examines the characteristics of wholesale spot - Day-Ahead Market (DAM) and Re…

📖 New article from Kingston's Jalal Siddiki in Energy Economics: "The cost of uncertainty: Analysing the influence of coal price changes, the Russia-Ukraine war and geopolitical risk on risk premiums in the Indian electricity spot market"
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Department of Economics - Faculty of Business and Social Sciences - Kingston University Find out more about the Department of Economics at Kingston University

📚 Our research specialisms include...
▶️ Development economics
▶️ Political economy
▶️ Finance and financialisaton 
▶️ History of economic thought
▶️ Applied econometrics
▶️ Skills, productivity and growth

Read more about our research and staff here:
www.kingston.ac.uk/faculties/fa...

PhD studentships for 2025 - Research degrees - Kingston University London Kingston is seeking to make substantial investment in new PhD studentships for awards beginning in 2025. The competition for these prestigious research studentships is now open to students who wish to...

🎓 We have PhD studentships for Sep 2025 start!

💷 There are a range of studentships available, including fully funded

📅 Deadline for application is 5 March 2025

www.kingston.ac.uk/research/res...