2023 Shortlisted papers and posters

View shortlisted papers and posters from last year's competition.

Shortlisted submissions for Explore Econ 2023

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how_effective_has_mandatory_pay_gap_reporting_been_at_reducing_the_gender_wage.pdf

how_effective_has_mandatory_pay_gap_reporting_been_at_reducing_the_gender_wage.pdf

by Jack Williams

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labour_market_concentration_and_worker_mobility_-_evidence_from_online_vacancies.pdf

labour_market_concentration_and_worker_mobility_-_evidence_from_online_vacancies.pdf

by Matias Makiranta

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winners_and_losers_-_the_effect_of_trade_openness_on_chinese_regional_growth_disparities.pdf

winners_and_losers_-_the_effect_of_trade_openness_on_chinese_regional_growth_disparities.pdf

by Julian Tsang

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investigating_the_distributional_effect_of_the_uk_carbon_price_floor.pdf

investigating_the_distributional_effect_of_the_uk_carbon_price_floor.pdf

by William Nguyen

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score_what_is_it_good_for_-_why_football_managers_need_to_look_beyond_results.pdf

score_what_is_it_good_for_-_why_football_managers_need_to_look_beyond_results.pdf

by Iain Simmons

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by Hwee Ru Kom, Pavel Sizov and Joseph Bryant

Every year, the UCL Journal of Economics recommends a collection of papers to the Explore Econ Conference. These papers represent high quality student research conducted by undergraduate economists from across the world.

The 2023 paper recommended for the Explore Econ website was 'Can tobacco taxes reduce its consumption?: Analysis of the elasticities of consumption and participation' by Gabriel Abilleira Rodriguez from University Charles III of Madrid.

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can_tobacco_taxes_reduce_its_consumption_-_analysis_of_the_elasticities_of_consumption_and_participation.docx

Shortlisted submissions for Explore Econ 2022

Papers

Posters

 

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Does the emerging social media platform promote economic growth in the UK?

Does the emerging social media platform promote economic growth in the UK?

by Gloria Guo and Xueyuan Wang

 

 

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Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth: A Complicated Relationship

Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth: A Complicated Relationship

by Adam Horne

 

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The aid-development relationship revisited: an explanation from windfalls

The aid-development relationship revisited: an explanation from windfalls

 

by Kaicheng Lu

 

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The Macroeconomic Simulator with a 3 Equation Model Maker

by Neil Majithia

 

 

 

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Assessing the Returns of Investment in Energy Efficient Household Appliances in Singapore Using a Hedonic Pricing Method

Assessing the Returns of Investment in Energy Efficient Household Appliances in Singapore Using a Hedonic Pricing Method

by Shaun Ng and Teo Jia Hao Varian

 

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Why has the difference in output growth volatility between developed and developing countries widened?​

Why has the difference in output growth volatility between developed and developing countries widened?​

by Casey Su and Carol Shi

We would like to specially thank the two student members of our Scientific Committee, Carol Shi and James Symons-Hicks, who helped us in the evaluation of submissions.

Thank you, also, to the members of our Scientific Committee: 

• Dr Ramin Nassehi, Lecturer and Public Engagement, UCL Economics
• Professor Peter Postl, Professor of Economics, UCL Economics
• Professor Parama Chaudhury, Professor and Director of CTaLE, UCL Economics
• Dr Silvia Dal Bianco, Lecturer, UCL Economics