School of Economics

Research

In 1800 the University of Edinburgh was the first Anglophone university in the world to teach economics as an independent subject. Two centuries later, economics at the University of Edinburgh is a growing, vibrant department with strengths in several areas of modern economics.

Seminars

Research seminars at the School of Economics

Publications

Academics at the School of Economics regularly publish research in leading journals. Here we list all journal articles since the start of 2014.

Discussion papers

Working papers from the School of Economics academic staff

Focus papers

Research briefings for the general public. Contribitions are from academic staff and PhD students. Some of the briefings also reflect the research done on the ESRC- funded project entitled 'Credit and Labour Foundations of the Macroeconomy ' (MacCaLM)

Research Projects

A list of research projects at the School of Economics

Covid-19 Response

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Find out how The School of Economics community, researchers and experts are responding to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

Ethics

The University's Old College quadrangle
Ethics guidelines and procedures