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4 Sep 2008: Vickrey's first degree was in Mathematics and Electrical Engineering from Yale, and he shared the Nobel Prize for Economics in 1996. ... In his ideal world, engineering economics would occupy a position of prominence and efficient pricing would be a

6 Mar 2008: His talk will cover certain aspects of Shackle’s interest in the role of decision-making in economics, examining in particular Shackle’s challenges to rational choice theory. ... Rational choice theory is the dominant model of decision making in many

2 Jun 2008: The event, ‘Bioscience:Biomillions’, illustrated how the UK’s excellent bioscience research base, principally funded by BBSRC with over £400M of public money each year, is delivering substantial economic and social ... Steve Visscher, BBSRC

7 Jul 2008: Options for Britain II” is sponsored by the Economic and Social Research Council, Oxford University. ... The conference is also sponsored by the Cambridge Journal of Economics, History and Policy, and the Political Quarterly.

22 Jul 2008: IMF lending programmes demand that countries meet strict economic targets as a condition of the loans. ... The International Monetary Fund has argued that their goal is to boost economic growth and that ‘wealthier is healthier’,” added King.

22 Jul 2008: IMF lending programmes demand that countries meet strict economic targets as a condition of the loans. ... The International Monetary Fund has argued that their goal is to boost economic growth and that 'wealthier is healthier'," added King.

1 Sep 2008: Professor Simone Hochgreb and colleagues in the Department of Engineering have built the rig to support the Environmentally Friendly Engine programme, which

1 Sep 2008: A team of over a dozen researchers at the Rolls-Royce Materials UTC in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy has been studying the properties of

4 Jul 2008: All three of these high-achievers will be the first in their families to go to university. They were among 50 students from schools and colleges in Essex,

8 Feb 2008: Vigilance, absolutely. Protectionism and containment no. Why? Because openness is in our economic interest. ... The European economic interest is not the sum of what happens within our borders.

1 May 2008: The emergence of commercial fishing represents a major watershed in European economic history and the intensity of human use of the sea. ... For historians this could help mark the origins of the notion of Europe as an economic community.

1 Feb 2008: But it is less clear whether the pattern of solutions directly responds to economic interests. ... This study has illustrated that private law can operate with a kind of relative autonomy from contemporary social and political ideas or economic interests.

20 Dec 2008: This did not prevent Keynes from issuing trenchant judgements on Marx’s economics. ... Conclusion. Marx’s economic theory was a significant advance from classical political economy.

6 Aug 2008: The majority of the contributors form part of an ongoing research network on Gender Inequalities funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

8 Feb 2008: Because the AHRC’s definition of KT is broad and flexible in implementation, its impact has extended to key societal and economic challenges. ... Several new strategic initiatives have been planned for 2007–2008. In 2007, the AHRC launched a joint

3 Dec 2008: The study was based on interviews with Muslim students at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and the University of Bradford.

1 May 2008: Since the country began to integrate with the world’s economic and business systems, a consistently stated goal of China’s industrial policy has been to construct internationally competitive companies. ... which are state owned and still central to

26 Feb 2008: Incidents like the Northern Rock crisis not only have an impact in economic terms, but also on human lives. ... Models were used to control variables such as economic stability at the time, and the differing degrees to which individual countries monitor

20 Aug 2008: That cause can often be economic, but there are clear signs that many of these movements encourage people to take pride in their country and the part they play in Japanese ... Japanese people are also being encouraged to rise early to increase their

1 Sep 2008: Funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) through the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the study forms part of a wider £30 million Teaching and Learning Research

1 May 2008: Cities have expanded over time to meet the economic growth and lifestyle aspirations of those who live in them. ... Each institution contributes expertise in different areas to the multidisciplinary project, from energy generation and supply, through

11 Mar 2008: former pupil of Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds who is now studying economics at Cambridge.

24 Apr 2008: At Shimla the agenda will include the current world economic situation, healthcare, education & research, culture, ageing populations and international development.

1 May 2008: Funding was provided under the umbrella of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC), a partnership of funders led by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and including the MRC, which

11 Dec 2008: "Culture Wars: Heritage and Armed Conflict in the 21st Century", which is being hosted by Cambridge University, will suggest that the very idea of culture is

2 May 2008: Lord Stern said, “This publication marks the beginning of a work programme on the economics of climate change for LSE’s Grantham Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and ESRC ... Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy.

4 Jul 2008: Such is the mortality rate from these chronic diseases that they could slow down economic growth by killing off large numbers of people of working age. ... To test this theory, Stuckler measured the chronic disease mortality rates of 56 countries against

1 May 2008: Dr Emma Gilby from the Department of French and Dr Rodrigo Cacho from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese were honoured recently by The Leverhulme Trust

28 Jan 2008: At the summit', Professor Reynolds says, ‘those vast forces that shape history – military, economic, cultural – are focused in two men eyeball-to-eyeball across the negotiating table.'.

29 Feb 2008: Key findings include the following:. The UK comes 18th out of 29 countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in expenditure on primary education and the difference ... They are:. The Funding of English Primary Education,

1 May 2008: To understand ramen’s cultural and economic influence in the international scene, Dr Barak Kushner, from the Department of East Asian Studies, is charting the history and shifts in food culture ... Students as well as labourers flocked to the new

21 May 2008: Government. He is a distinguished practitioner and commentator on law, economic reform and international affairs. ... to be followed some decades later by Dr Manmohan Singh, who read economics at the neighbouring College of St John’s.

8 Feb 2008: Because the AHRC’s definition of KT is broad and flexible in implementation, its impact has extended to key societal and economic challenges. ... Several new strategic initiatives have been planned for 2007–2008. In 2007, the AHRC launched a joint

19 Jan 2008: First in Economics from St John's College in 1957.

28 May 2008: It was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and conducted in collaboration with Philip Ternouth of the Council for Industry and Higher Education.

1 Jul 2008: Lord Broers was a key player in the rise of Cambridge University as an economic force and centre of excellence for technology.

1 Feb 2008: Only some research results are patentable or worth patenting. However, assessing the patent-ability and commercial opportunity for your invention is worth

30 Jan 2008: His first stint as head of department came in 1973 during the economic recession.

9 May 2008: In particular, he will advocate the use of ‘sustainomics’, a practical system for balancing the competing economic, social and environmental demands of responses to global warming. ... The annual Clare Distinguished Lecture in Economics and Public

1 Sep 2008: The ‘Toddlers Up!’ study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), is tracking the social development of 140 children from two- to-six years of age.

14 Feb 2008: Knowledge as a prime driver of innovation, productivity and economic growth is thus centre stage. ... Research-based entrepreneurship is playing an increasing role in driving the UK's economic growth,” said University of Cambridge Vice-Chancellor

15 Apr 2008: The results suggested that cortisol responds to economic uncertainty. During the study, traders experienced acutely raised cortisol in association with higher volatility in the markets and the increased chances of making ... At times like these economics

13 Jun 2008: Mr Dimas studied law and economics at the universities of Athens, Greece and New York, USA.

24 Jan 2008: deterred from studying at Cambridge on economic grounds.”.

26 Feb 2008: The IfM was established in 1998 with the aim of linking education, research and practice and engineering, management and economics with a strong industrial orientation.

6 Jun 2008: They conclude that the Government is fundamentally underestimating the number of Christian charities to the tune of thousands, and consequently their social, economic and civic impact and potential. ... Through their own research into the social,

3 Jan 2008: Brown plays a significant role within the community as Chairman of the Greater Cambridge Partnership, a sub-regional economic partnership covering an area of 25 miles around Cambridge.

1 Feb 2008: Not only is there an emotional cost to families, but an economic assessment in the USA reported that the cumulative subsequent healthcare and social costs associated with one year’s worth

20 Mar 2008: The projects include helping fishermen to develop their own trading enterprise and enhancing economic development through self-help groups in rural communities.

17 Jul 2008: He was a co-founder of the Society for Scriptural Reasoning in 1996 and is a member of the Community of West-Islamic Dialogue in the World Economic Forum.