Economics group hosts the annual conference of the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership
The annual Economics PhD conference of the North West Social Science Doctoral Training Partnership (NWSSDTP) of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) was organised by the Economics group at the University of Liverpool. It took place on Thursday 25 – Friday 26 May at Blackburne House, Liverpool.
Over the two-day event, over 40 PhD students from across the North West region presented and discussed their work on macroeconomics, applied economics, theoretical economics, health economics, and more. Students also had the chance to network with students from different institutions and receive feedback on their work.
The presentations showed both the quality and variety of topics covered by students across the region, as discussions took place on the challenges faced by policymakers when interest rates are meagre to measure the role of climate shocks on human capital.
Dr Balázs Muraközy, Director of Studies of the PhD in Economics at the Management School, organised the annual conference and commented on the success of the event: "This conference highlighted how relevant and varied topics students at the three universities conduct, from challenges faced by policymakers when interest rates are very low, to measuring the role of climate shocks on human capital.
“It was also great to see how much students were interested in each other's research and how they interacted."
The NWSSDTP was established in 2017 and is a consortium of the University of Liverpool, Keele University, Lancaster University, and the University of Manchester. The aim of the partnership is to support postgraduate studentships and training in the social sciences.