Salary | £ 405 per week
Apply from | 5 October 2021
Deadline | 14 Jan 2022
Interview dates | Tues 15, Wed 16 Feb 2022

Please get in touch with her (m.coumel@warwick.ac.uk) if you would like to participate.  Thank you!

We hope you are all well.

Given the difficult times we are all going through we want to check that all of you are doing well. If you have any concerns or mitigating circumstances, please do let us know. You can also apply for mitigating circumstances via tabula.

We understand that some of you may not be able to travel home or maybe still staying on Campus. The university has a lot of support available during this festive period. Please visit this link for more information.

There are also lots of resources available to help you during your time at Warwick, both within the Department and across the University. Some of the main resources are listed here:

1.       Everyday Pastoral Support

2.       Pastoral Care Handbook

3.       Wellbeing Support Services

4.       Article on how to study at home.

We want to wish you a relaxing and happy holiday with your family and friends. Please do keep safe and stay healthy.

 

The Nottingham University School of Economics is considered one of the best economics departments in the world. According to the IDEAS-RePEc ranking, Nottingham is 35 in the world, 11 in Europe and 5 in the United Kingdom. Its researchers cover a wide variety of topics and fields of economics and publish in the best international journals. It is particularly strong in the fields of Behavioural Economics (top 2 worldwide), International Economics (top 24 worldwide, top 6 in Europe) and Political Economy (top 24, top 6 in Europe), and more recently in Macroeconomics.

More information about the Nottingham School of Economics can be found at https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/economics/ and about the doctoral program at 

 

 

To apply for the scholarship, the following requirements must be met:

• Master’s degree.

• ELTS of 7.0 (not less than 6.0 for each component) or a score greater than 25 in TOELF.

 

Interested applicants must submit their applications via the website http://www.ridge.uy/nottingham-ridge-doctoral-scholarship-form including a CV, qualifications obtained in the degree and Master's degree, Master's thesis, 2 letters of reference and a cover letter.

 

The cover letter should include the motivation to do a PhD in Economics and a possible research topic and respective literature. You are also expected to submit a formal application to the University of Nottingham following the instruction in:

https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/how-to-apply/research.aspx    

The scheme is open to any UG student at Warwick of a full-time or part-time course, in any year including first and final year students. Exchange students are not eligible to apply.

If you are thinking of applying, see what our stduents say about the URSS.

To access the Financial Times Online for the first time, please go to https://www.ft.com/ and follow the steps to customise your preferences.

If you experience any difficulties in obtaining access, please contact the FT Online Support Team by email: customer.support@ft.com

If, for some reason, this does not work, please contact Bozena Beauclair: Bozena.Beauclair@warwick.ac.uk

Now we have reached the end of term 1, we are writing to you with information regarding teaching arrangements for term 2.

As you will be aware from correspondence from the University earlier in the term, departments have been asked to provide a significant increase in face-to-face teaching during term 2.

In line with this requirement, PAIS has arranged for the majority of lectures and seminars to take place face-to-face on campus next term.

Your Tabula timetable should now have updated with room information for your module lectures and seminars. There are a small number of exceptions where classes/lectures will remain online, so please pay close attention to your Tabula timetable. Any PAIS lectures that remain online will be ‘on demand’ sessions and not appear in your timetable. Seminar sign-up for Term 2 PAIS 15 CAT modules will open in January as normal, so they will not appear on your timetable as yet.

We have asked colleagues to provide online lecture alternatives, where appropriate

We understand that in light of the emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, some of you may have some concerns about the return of face-to-face teaching.

Please rest assured that the University is listening to and following epidemiological and government advice on the public health situation, and PAIS is committed to following the University’s policies to ensure that all students and staff can participate safely in on campus teaching.

Should University policy change in light of the epidemiological and government advice it receives, the University will email all students to let them know.

For those of you that will be remaining on campus during the vacation, please be advised that academic buildings will have card access disabled for all UG and PGT students from 6pm on 23rd December until the morning of Tuesday 4th January.

We would also like to draw your attention to the University’s ‘Christmas at Warwick’ webpages, which provide information about campus events, opening times, travel, and wellbeing support services that are available during the vacation. The pages can be found at the following link: https://warwick.ac.uk/students/news/christmas/

All that remains is for us to thank you all on behalf of all staff in PAIS for your engagement with your studies this term, and to wish you a pleasant winter vacation. We all look forward to seeing you in 2022.

Best wishes

Justin Greaves (PAIS Director of Student Experience and Progression)

Chris Rogers (PAIS Deputy Head of Department and Director of Education)

They are currently inviting final year students in Economics and related programmes (PPE etc) and recent graduates (including those currently in postgraduate study) to the QAA Economics SBS advisory group for 2021-22. Students should use the attached form to submit to express interest as well as more information on the QAA SBS and the advisory group.

The deadline for submitting the form is 5 January 2022 (please ignore both the deadline on the form and the online survey) and should be sent to Amy Casey (a.spencer@qaa.ac.uk) at the QAA.

Any question about this role, please do address these to Amy directly.

We would very much appreciate it if you can please circulate this to your students either through relevant student societies or other appropriate channels. 

Want to talk through your career ideas or generate career ideas? Maybe you want to discuss options for gaining work experience or applying for further study? You can also use these appointments for practising typical interview questions - please add a link to the job you are being interviewed for in the comments field on booking.

Research Professionals and similar pre-doctoral positions at other universities are relatively new to the academic pipeline, but they are quickly becoming an integral part of the pipeline in the quantitative social sciences. Such positions are an excellent option for anyone considering a PhD program who is still uncertain, or as an alternative for anyone considering a master’s degree as a step toward a PhD.  Anyone who would like to learn more should visit www.predoc.org for more information and an aggregated list of opportunities from several institutions. "

For more information about these opportunities go to: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/predoctoral-research-opportunities/

We hope you had a good winter vacation. We are writing to you with some important information about the upcoming term.

As you know, following the University's plan to increase the amount of face-to-face teaching, PAIS lectures and seminars will largely be held in-person in the Spring term. We have, however, asked PAIS module directors to provide online lecture alternatives.

Should you be required to self-isolate at any point during this term, PAIS will provide additional academic support for missed seminars through advice and feedback hours. Please contact your seminar tutor to let them know that you will be missing the seminar and then book an appointment during seminar tutors’ advice and feedback hours using the booking pages on staff profile pages of the PAIS website, or whichever system your seminar tutor uses. Please also let your personal tutor know so they might offer wellbeing support; Wellbeing Services are also available to offer support and can be contacted via their webpage or by calling 024 7657 5570. There is also information on the support that can be offered while self-isolating available on the central University webpages alongside information on how to access testing and what to do in the event of a positive test.

In line with Department for Education guidance, everyone is now required to wear a face covering when moving around indoor spaces and when seated in research, teaching and study spaces (unless they have a valid exemption). We expect that all students attending lectures and seminars comply with this requirement and review the full guidance for face coverings on campus.

In light of the return to face-to-face teaching, please double check your timetable to confirm final room allocations. If you have a seminar and a lecture that clash, please prioritise attendance at face-to-face seminars and make use of recorded lecture material. If there is no recorded lecture material for your module, please contact the programs team (paisug@warwick.ac.uk) who will assist you in resolving your timetable clash. Any PAIS lectures that remain online will be ‘on demand’ sessions and not appear in your timetable.

On the basis of feedback from students and staff following the Summer 2020 exam season, and after discussion at Education Committee and consultation with SSLC, PAIS has introduced a limit of 1500 words per hour for exams this year (i.e. a 3-hour exam has a limit of 4500 words, a 2-hour exam 3000 words and a 1.5 hour exam a limit of 2250 words). This has been successfully piloted on the formative exam for PO201 and will ensure fairness and the ability for PAIS to give clearer guidance for students. Please note that this is a limit, and not a target, and good exam answers may well be shorter. Further guidance on exam technique will be provided through module tutors and sessions arranged by the PAIS Director of Student Experience and Progression.

Given the uncertainties generated by the pandemic, teaching arrangements will be kept under review and updated information will be circulated if necessary.

We wish you all the very best for the forthcoming term.

Best wishes

Chris and Justin

Chris Rogers (PAIS Deputy Head of Department and Director of Education)

Justin Greaves (PAIS Director of Student Experience and Progression)

 

Representatives from Amnesty International, Transaid, Internet Watch Foundation and DAI will deliver a series of virtual presentations.  Note: Places are limited and prior booking is essential.

The student will work with Dr. Oyinlola Oyebode and myself on a study on the social determinants of adolescent active travel using secondary time diary and survey data, over the summer. We are quite flexible on the start date of the 10-week period and on working from home (probably regardless of Covid-19, however, if possible, we would like the student to be able to come to campus at least a couple of times during the time period). 

This is a great opportunity for any student who would like more experience with research. Significant contribution to the study will most likely result in the student being listed as a co-author in the future publication, an important asset to have when applying for a PhD or a research position. 

Please contact me e.mylona@warwick.ac.uk to apply or discuss if you are suitable for the role. Include a brief description of yourself when it comes to your research interests, confidence on using Stata and if, and thus how, any of your past experiences will help you while working on our project. 

Deadline: 25/1/2022 (to contact me); 13/2/2022 (for the URSS application to be submitted). 

https://warwick.ac.uk/services/skills/urss/apply/student_form 

 

Bursary support is available for students from demographic groups under-represented in Higher Education.

 

If you are up for a Challenge, please apply here: TeamWork 2022 Application Form

This term CAGE is launching a video competition for undergraduates and MSc students. The prize is £500. The runner-up will receive £250.
The deadline for submission is Tuesday 1 March.
Full details of the competition are here.

This opportunity is open for applications until 11:55pm on Monday 7th February 2022. Please note the lead selection criteria : A Post-graduate degree in economics OR at least a 2:1 undergraduate degree in economics with a strong microeconomics component (or be in your final year of studies and on track to graduate with the required qualification by September 2022).  Also see the LinkedIn advert here.

These are short sessions to introduce you to the brilliant research our academics are doing and give you an opportunity to ask questions about their research. 

In this session:

Dennis Novy will be speaking about ‘Gravity and Heterogeneous Trade Cost Elasticities’

Lory Barile will be speaking about COP26.

 

We hope to see you there!

•Wellbeing drop-in sessions are available twice daily during term time. Information on the current students webpage: Academic and Pastoral Support Drop-in Sessions (warwick.ac.uk)

•Check out the ‘Further Opportunities’ webpage for details of the CAGE video competition and Data Science for Social Good paid internship: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/current/careers/upcoming-opportunities

 

 

The Department of Economics is delighted to invite you to our third 360 Guest Lecture with Katy Chakrabortty For several years, Oxfam has made headlines around the world with its pronouncements that global economic inequality is out of control.

This year, Oxfam found that the Covid-19 pandemic had supercharged the trend, leading to the 10 richest men in the world doubling their wealth since the beginning of the pandemic, whilst Covid has pushed an extra 160 million people into poverty. This may feel unfair, but for a charity that wants to end poverty, why does it matter that some people are so rich? There is no fixed pie of wealth, so surely there is room for the super-rich to get richer and still have success stories at the bottom?

This lecture from Oxfam’s Head of Policy and Advocacy will outline why the billionaire boom is not something to celebrate, but is a symptom of an increasingly broken economics that it is making it harder to overcome poverty. It will talk about what needs to be done to reverse this trend, and discuss the role of campaigning, communications, evidence and advocacy in persuading the richest that they can’t have it all. Here are details of the event:

Monday 14 February 6.15-7.15pm
Microsoft Teams - you will receive a link to the MS Team meeting once you register via the webpage below

REGISTER HERE

Katy is Head of Policy and Advocacy at Oxfam GB. She leads the team focused on Oxfam's policy influence in the UK. She has been at Oxfam since 2009, and as well as political relations work she has played a major role in Oxfam's Even it Up campaign against extreme economic inequality.

We look forward to seeing many of you there.

Best wishes,

Maxine Thacker
Events and On-line Communications Manager
Department of Economics
maxine.thacker@warwick.ac.uk

The working group "Decolonising the Social Sciences" (part of the Faculty of Social Sciences Education Committee) is looking for volunteer students to join our meetings and give your input in the group. We have representation from other FSS departments, but no one from Economics. 

There are three meetings scheduled for the remaining of the academic year (Monday 7th February, Wednesday 13 April and Thursday 9 June). 

If you are interested in joining and would like more information, feel free to contact me or Becca Kirk (B.Kirk@warwick.ac.uk). 

Stefania Paredes Fuentes 

If you have not signed up already, you can do so here: https://join.ft.com/51c68c19-4f32-4ff9-acbc-93192cb42e76

Once you are signed up, if you are having access issues, please contact customer.support@ft.com in order for the FT customer support team to assist you accessing the subscription.

Details: https://portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDetails/25065896

The post-holder will support the Economics Team Leader in the conduct of research/analysis activities performed at the UKEB. You will undertake research to support delivery of the UKEB’s agenda in their three key stage in the development and adoption of financial reporting standards: endorsement and adoption, influencing, and thought leadership. You will manage data, conduct data analysis, and contribute to the production of a regular update on economics developments to the Board.

To find out more, see the ad on LinkedIN: https://bit.ly/3olavQF

Webinar giving tips on how to prepare for interviews (including video interviews) and different styles of interviews and interview questions you may face. Followed by Q&A session.

Tops tips introduced in this session will cover: -

As part of this session, if you are willing to actively engage with the topic and are ready to ask questions and share experiences of interviews, this will develop your confidence with interviews.

 

All details can be found here.  If you are up for a Challenge, please apply here: TeamWork 2022 Application Form (Closing date 21st February 2022) 

This is a reminder that there are revision sessions for the upcoming tests for the Core modules listed below. You have received/will receive information from the UG office on how to register for these modules. 

28/02/2022 4-5pm - OC1.05 

03/03/2022 4-5pm - OC1.05 

04/03/2022 4-5pm - OC1.05 

07/03/2022 3-4pm - OC1.05 

01/03/2022 4-5pm - OC1.05 
 04/03/2022 2-3pm - OC1.05 
 11/03/2022 3-4pm - R0.21 
 15/03/2022 4-5pm - R0.21 

22/02/2022 (5-6PM) R0.21 

02/03/2022 (10-11am) R0.21

03/03/2022 (10-11am) OC0.03

This is a reminder that there are revision sessions for the upcoming tests for the Core modules listed below. You have received/will receive information from the UG office on how to register for these modules. 

 28/02/2022 11-12pm - OC1.05 
 02/03/2022 9-10am - OC1.05 
 07/03/2022 4-5pm - OC1.05 

04/03/2022 11-12pm - OC1.05 

09/03/2022 10-11am – R0.21 

11/03/2022 11-12pm - OC1.05 

Take this opportunity to ask any questions you may have before the exam. 

More information can be found here. (Application deadline: Sunday 20th February at 11.59pm BST) 

Session 4, March 22 2022 (6 PM, CET)The inescapable dollar? In search of building blocks for monetary and financial governance.

Welcome remarks by Marie-Laure Salles, Director, Geneva Graduate Institute (TBC)

Concluding remarks by Alexander Swoboda, Geneva Graduate Institute.

Share your photos and nominations here: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/about/athena-swan/iwdgallery/2022/nominations

All accepted students are offered a one-year scholarship of €1400 per month or equivalent teaching and research assistant position for the first year (course phase) and subsequent financing for a minimum of three years, which may also be in the form of a scholarship or in the form of research and teaching assistant positions (TV-L E13).  There is no tuition and there are no application fees.

Students can find further information about RGS Econ and associated research opportunities on our website https://www.rgs-econ.org/ . More information on the application procedure and requirements can be found at https://www.rgs-econ.org/application. The academic year starts on October 1^st, 2022. The application deadline is March 24th, 2022.

 

Warwick has also just purchased eCareersGrad which is a resource where you can learn all you need to know about interview questions including how to approach Commercial questions and a Consulting case study.

 

Finally, don’t forget that you can practise video interviews here.  And also by using the Graduates First resource which gives you free unlimited access to 100+ assessments and tools which are used by over 8,000 of the world’s top employers.

Applications close on Sunday 27 March, so if you are planning on applying you'll need to get a move on! You can book onto an online applications workshop from 11-12 on Thursday 24 March here. The Warwick Internship Programme is a paid 6 week summer internship programme which you can register for here. 

They are looking for teams of 3-5 undergraduates in any degree to join. 

The teams will receive data on May 20th and will have till May 23^rd to submit a visualisation analysis ("data story"). 

A panel will then shortlist the three finalists, who will make a final live presentation of their analysis on May 27th. There are cash prizes to be won, and from early May, we will be inviting participants to a host of live and flexible sessions to help them connect with other students and hone their analysis and presentation skills. 

To register your team: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=_oivH5ipW0yTySEKEdmlws-n8cg0QntDj3VijTbqQetUNzJEVFk2SkIxTTBQRlc5RllPT1BSWTE0WSQlQCN0PWcu

Join us for a jam-packed day of panel events covering topical issues, application workshops, a careers fair and networking drinks provided by National Student Pride. To reserve your place, please click here: Warwick LGBTQ+ Careers Summit Tickets, Sat 7 May 2022 at 10:00 | Eventbrite
Further details can be found on Instagram @warwickplansociety 

For eligibility criteria and the application process, please use the following link: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/careers/what-we-offer/wecs/html/index.en.html

These positions are remunerated at a rate of approximately £15/hour and require around 60h of work in June and July. 12 of these hours will take place during two separate in-person ‘Writing Retreats’ at the Warwick Conference centre (dates to be confirmed). 

We are looking for 4/5 students (preferable from Social Sciences, but not necessarily) with a strong interest in the decolonisation agenda. 

If you are interested in this position, please send your CV with a short-statement (~500 words) by the end of Friday 3 June, to Dr Stefania Paredes Fuentes (s.paredes-fuentes@warwick.ac.uk) answering the following: 

Best Wishes,

Stefania Paredes Fuentes
 (Chair of the Decolonising Social Sciences Sub-group)

I've been contacted about a summer internship opportunity at a consultancy for final year undergraduate students who are planning on doing a Masters in Economics and who have an interest in Industrial Economics and Regulation. Please see the below.

Economic Insight is looking for high-achieving economists, with exceptional analytical and consulting skills, to join us as interns in summer 2022. As a leading economics consultancy, we are passionate about applying economics to provide our clients with an unrivalled quality of advice. We are therefore looking for candidates that share this passion, and who are also smart, commercially aware, tenacious and enjoy the challenge of tackling difficult problems. Successful applicants will be in their final year of an undergraduate degree, and be undertaking a Master’s degree next year. Visit www.economic-insight.com to find out more about who we are and what we do. To apply, send your cover letter and CV to jobs@economic-insight.com. Within your cover letter, please explain why you would like to join Economic Insight as an intern and why you think you would be a good match.

Best wishes

Caroline

 

There's only two weeks left until 15 June! Once that date passes, we will no longer be accepting applications for the Best Undergraduate Paper Award. Be sure to tell your students about this incredible opportunity before it's too late!

 

To encourage undergraduate interest in economics and finance, President Dimitri Vayanos and Vice President Harald Uhlig of the International Atlantic Economic Society, cordially invite undergraduate students to compete in the 18th annual IAES Best Undergraduate Paper Award (BUPA) competition (co-sponsored by EconSources.com) in Washington D.C., 8 October 2022. The IAES strives to recognize and reward outstanding research conducted by undergraduate students worldwide. Each year, four finalists are selected to present their research orally in the final phase of the competition.

 

 

We are currently accepting applications!If you have an undergraduate student with research to share, we invite them to apply! If you know of any ambitious undergraduate students, please forward this information to them and give them the chance to shine!Note: One of the requirements for the competition is a letter from the student's mentor.

 

 

·     $1000·     A handsome commemorative plaque recognizing their accomplishment·     Complimentary publication of the paper in the Atlantic Economic JournalThe remaining three finalists will receive $100, a commemorative plaque, and are invited to publish an 800-word summary of their research in the Atlantic Economic Journal.

 

 

Up to four finalists will be notified of their selection. Finalists will be required to make a formal presentation on Saturday 8 October in the afternoon at our Washington, D.C. Conference. Conference fees for all finalists will be waived.Finalists will be judged on both presentation and content. A panel of judges will announce the winning paper after the presentations.

 The event will run as follows:

Credit Suisse: 14:00-14:45

Break: 14:45-14:50

Nomura: 14:50-15:30

Please join via the Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82534507936

Meeting ID: 825 3450 7936

Passcode: WES2023Car

 We look forward to seeing you there!

The Early Career Programme is a 2-year programme that provides an opportunity for those with little or no experience in the sector to develop as professionals in at least one of these functions: 

Commercial Asset Management, Investment Management, Investor Relations, Technical Asset Management, and Portfolio Management.

For more information and the link to apply: 

As you know, in PAIS we value and act on your feedback.

In response to feedback, we aim to do even more to support your study choices (such as whether to undertake a PAIS dissertation in your final year). 

Therefore, we have put together an (online) PAIS Dissertation Information Session for you all at the link below: 

PAIS DISSERTATION INFORMATION SESSION 

We hope the information session will answer many of the questions you may be having about the dissertation option. 

However, if after reviewing the material anything is unclear or you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.  

A reminder (as per our earlier comms) that there is no guarantee that a particular optional module will run in any given year, or that it will be run by a particular academic colleague.  

Therefore, you may wish to consider a dissertation in order to study a subject area that is not available to you via a taught module (e.g. if the module is not running or full). 

Best wishes

Justin

 

We have some important updates on PAIS module registration for incoming second years and finalists. This applies to students on single honours and joint degrees with a PAIS dimension. Please do read the following very carefully.

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We are pleased to confirm that in response to student feedback PAIS will again run a system of Module Pre-Registration for 22/23. 

This will take place during the summer break. This means you will be able to use your exam results to inform your PAIS module choices (something which we know is important to you based on your feedback). 

We will continue to keep you updated via email. 

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Following feedback and consultation, it will again not be a first come first served system. This has a number of potential advantages for students.

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We will announce the list of PAIS optional modules running in 22/23 in advance of you needing to make your PAIS module choices. 

A reminder that we will apply our usual principles to this:

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If your ‘home’ Department is PAIS you can find course structures and the core/optional core modules at the link below, in our UG handbook. You will need to take 120 credits in a year in total including both core and optional modules.

If your ‘home’ Department is not PAIS, your course structure, credit requirements, and core modules will be made available through your ‘home’ Department (e.g. on the departmental website or in the department handbook).

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We will be providing lots of advice and guidance on making your module choices. Again, further details to follow in due course. 

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In the next few days I will be circulating an online advice session on the PAIS dissertation option to incoming finalists. This will provide detailed information and hopefully answer many of the questions you may be having.  

To reassure you, you are not required or expected to find a PAIS dissertation supervisor or decide on a topic/title until the start of term 1 of your final year. Therefore, please do not approach staff at this stage. Of course, this does not stop you from informally thinking through potential topics and areas of research in the meantime. 

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I hope this helps.  However, if there are any further questions or queries at this stage, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes

Justin

 

Associate Professor | Director of Student Experience and Progression (DSEP)