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Financial expert speaks on economic decisions and their unexpected…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/financial-expert-speaks-on-economic-decisions-and-their-unexpected-consequences6 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 -
Cambridge scientists highlighted for contribution to UK economy |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-scientists-highlighted-for-contribution-to-uk-economy2 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 -
Experts analyse UK’s policy record | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/experts-analyse-uks-policy-record7 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. -
IMF loans “strongly linked” to tuberculosis | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/imf-loans-strongly-linked-to-tuberculosis22 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. -
IMF loans “strongly linked” to tuberculosis | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/imf-loans-strongly-linked-to-tuberculosis22 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. -
Lean machines: environmentally friendly engines | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/lean-machines-environmentally-friendly-engines1 Sep 2008: Professor Simone Hochgreb and colleagues in the Department of Engineering have built the rig to support the Environmentally Friendly Engine programme, which -
‘Super’ superalloys: hotter, stronger, for even longer | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/super-superalloys-hotter-stronger-for-even-longer1 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 -
Conference looks at how higher education has affected communities |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/conference-looks-at-how-higher-education-has-affected-communities1 Sep 2008: The ‘Beyond the Lecture Hall’ conference, organised by the Faculty of Education and the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge, will -
Jack, Emerald and Eve (and 47 others) get a taste of Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/jack-emerald-and-eve-and-47-others-get-a-taste-of-cambridge4 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, -
10,000 Women | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/10000-women16 Sep 2008: One of the powerful ideas behind 10,000 Women is educational institutions, development organisations, and the private sector coming together to help address a profound challenge - driving and sharing economic growth," ... Camfed (Campaign for Female -
The 2008 Alcuin Lecture | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-2008-alcuin-lecture8 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. -
Cod history | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/cod-history1 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. -
Finding fault | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/finding-fault1 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. -
‘Big Crunch Big Bang’ Conference | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/big-crunch-big-bang-conference19 Nov 2008: in the Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy Department of the Bank of Italy. ... Donations are being accepted to fund a new home for the international research centre linking new thinking in economics with climate change research. -
India Talks | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/india-talks16 Oct 2008: for the bottom of the socio-economic pyramid. -
Gender equality on the slide? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/gender-equality-on-the-slide6 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). -
Egyptology in prisons | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/egyptology-in-prisons8 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 -
References for Ingenia article
www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/~frank/PAPERS/ingenia_refs.html4 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 -
Campus radicalism fears too extreme? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/campus-radicalism-fears-too-extreme3 Dec 2008: The study was based on interviews with Muslim students at Cambridge University, the London School of Economics and the University of Bradford. -
Can a bank crisis break your heart? | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/can-a-bank-crisis-break-your-heart26 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 -
The Climate Crunch | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-climate-crunch19 Nov 2008: For this to become a societal movement will involve a dramatic shift from the present, debt-fuelled growth-oriented economics that has directed government, corporate and consumer activities for the past -
Globalisation today: Chinese big business | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/globalisation-today-chinese-big-business1 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 -
Land of the (early) rising sun | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/land-of-the-early-rising-sun20 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 -
Widening participation in higher education | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/widening-participation-in-higher-education1 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 -
Designing sustainable cities of the future | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/designing-sustainable-cities-of-the-future1 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 -
Cambridge goes to Leeds | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-goes-to-leeds11 Mar 2008: former pupil of Notre Dame Sixth Form College in Leeds who is now studying economics at Cambridge. -
Doing business in India | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/doing-business-in-india24 Apr 2008: At Shimla the agenda will include the current world economic situation, healthcare, education & research, culture, ageing populations and international development. -
Targeting neglected diseases | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/targeting-neglected-diseases12 Nov 2008: Taking these questions, the seminar will investigate how the problem can be tackled from many angles: biological sciences, economics, clinical medicine, implementation and ethics – all with a dose of pragmatism in -
Translating research into healthy lives | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/translating-research-into-healthy-lives1 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 -
Culture under threat | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/culture-under-threat11 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 -
Respected Memsahibs - new book | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/respected-memsahibs-new-book10 Dec 2008: Its role was to promote modern South Asian studies in Cambridge in an interdisciplinary way, and the Centre brought with it lectureships in History, Geography, Economics and Social Anthropology. -
Global deal on climate change outlined | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/global-deal-on-climate-change-outlined2 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. -
“Diseases of development” could widen global poverty gap | University …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/diseases-of-development-could-widen-global-poverty-gap4 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 -
Outstanding scholars awarded | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/outstanding-scholars-awarded1 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 -
The meetings that made history | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/the-meetings-that-made-history28 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.'. -
Reports on primary education released today | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/reports-on-primary-education-released-today29 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, -
'Noodle-ology': the politics of cuisine | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/noodle-ology-the-politics-of-cuisine1 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 -
Vice-Chancellor introduces the Nehru Memorial Lecture | University of …
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/vice-chancellor-introduces-the-nehru-memorial-lecture21 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. -
Bringing together the Book of Kings | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/bringing-together-the-book-of-kings8 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 -
Cambridge and India in Partnership | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-and-india-in-partnership19 Jan 2008: First in Economics from St John's College in 1957. -
University scores with ticket offer | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/university-scores-with-ticket-offer22 Dec 2008: Camfed is dedicated to fighting poverty and HIV/AIDS in rural Africa by educating girls and investing in their economic independence and leadership once they complete school. -
Solving the UK’s energy problems | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/solving-the-uks-energy-problems2 Dec 2008: This heated debate is fundamentally about numbers. How much energy could each source deliver, at what economic and social cost, and with what risks? -
Universities in the knowledge economy | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/universities-in-the-knowledge-economy28 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. -
Former Vice-Chancellor in the frame | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/former-vice-chancellor-in-the-frame1 Jul 2008: Lord Broers was a key player in the rise of Cambridge University as an economic force and centre of excellence for technology. -
Professor Austyn Mair, CBE: 1917 – 2008 | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/professor-austyn-mair-cbe-1917-200830 Jan 2008: His first stint as head of department came in 1973 during the economic recession. -
Nobel Prize winning climate-change expert to speak at Cambridge |…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/nobel-prize-winning-climate-change-expert-to-speak-at-cambridge9 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 -
Cambridge institute wins Queen's Anniversary Prize | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/cambridge-institute-wins-queens-anniversary-prize-014 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 -
Testosterone levels predict City traders’ profitability | University…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/testosterone-levels-predict-city-traders-profitability15 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 -
Europe’s leading environmentalist in Cambridge | University of…
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/europes-leading-environmentalist-in-cambridge13 Jun 2008: Mr Dimas studied law and economics at the universities of Athens, Greece and New York, USA. -
Innovative maths programme targets teachers | University of Cambridge
https://www.cam.ac.uk/news/innovative-maths-programme-targets-teachers20 Oct 2008: Priority is given to students from areas of socio-economic deprivation, schools with lower than average academic achievement, ethnic minority backgrounds and families which have no previous history of higher education.
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