In Pakistan, the invisible unpaid labour of women seems to keep the wheel of the formal economy going.
Financial inclusion seeks to promote access to and usage of financial services by poor individuals. But is it the solution to poverty?
A new SOAS report sets out a proposal for debt relief focused on a green and sustainable recovery.
Watch the three winning entries for the undergraduate Economics Explained competition.
Five Master’s students in the Department of Economics tell us about their programmes – and why studying at SOAS is unique.
It is now uncontroversial that central banks should take climate change into account. But a big question remains: how should they do so?
As we look to understand and respond to the crises of the COVID-19 pandemic, feminist perspectives will be key in shaping a better world.
The public health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has rapidly translated into an economic and social crisis, both locally and globally.
At the end of January, the international media started reporting that a group operating on the Reddit platform, r/wallstreetbets, coordinated a massive purchase of shares
What is vaccine nationalism – and how does it impact global (in)equality? Discover what ‘vaccine apartheid’ really is.
Social sciences have failed to provide a comprehensive account of the drivers of consumption. Systems of Provision (SoP) seek to change that.
What’s it like to be a postgraduate economics student at SOAS – why is it a great place to study, and what sort of topics are taught?
It’s time to reverse the trend of capitalist growthism — we as consumers can play a role and learn where we can spend less and use less.
An assessment of the significant negative impacts that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the social care sector in the UK.
“This is about women. Nigerian women and how their stories have historically been forgotten and how this one will be hard to forget.”
How have the World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and associated financial crisis?
The World Bank Group responds to Covid-19 and sees an opportunity to intensify its “maximising finance for development” (MFD) approach.
In March 2020, the world witnessed ‘one of the most dramatic stock market crashes in history’ (Mazur et al (2020)). Stock market indices across most
On the morning of 24th April 2013, a busy commercial building known as the Rana Plaza in Dhaka, Bangladesh, collapsed suddenly, killing 1134 people and
Why are women in Nigeria more negatively affected by Covid-19?
… by 2030 global trade may have been revolutionised to comprise something closer to a global matrix of artificial-intelligence-driven, digital-currency-supported, and SME-sales dominated trade.
Come and discover a brand new textbook on the history of economic thought, reflecting the true spirit of the SOAS Economics Department. This new textbook
What’s the way forward for Economics departments when it comes to decolonisation?
What’s studying Economics at SOAS University of London really like?
Covid-19 will cause serious issues for Latin American companies.
“Why are firms struggling with the pandemic’s disruption still so focused on distributing profits to shareholders?”
What does this global health emergency mean for the world’s economy?
With schools closed and many children without internet or electricity at home, the social divide is apparent.
“Nigeria’s situation, distinctive in many ways, is not unique.”
An economic crisis engulfing both core and periphery of the world economy.
In January 1918, the global pandemic known as ‘Spanish flu’ began, and by its end in December 1920, well over 40 million people had died.
Unpicking gender and work-related issues in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.
“Donald Trump is an extreme capitalist without moral constraint.”
A net zero carbon economy cannot be achieved without a radical transformation of the financial system.
Introducing an exciting interdisciplinary research project taking place at the SOAS Economics Department!
BSc Economics student Lucy Downes is following a green path to politics, standing as a Green Party PPC.
A view from China on avoiding Japan’s fate of government debt, anaemic growth and inflation, and population ageing.
A timely exploration of the emergence of industrial capitalism and market liberalisation in the Ottoman Empire.
The World Bank (WB) marked its 75th anniversary this October – but there’s still much for them to do.
Dr. Sara Stevano questions whether randomistas are the best way forward for development economics.
“We need to widen the debate on what can and should be commodified.”
Invest in health and education because it is morally imperative, not because it will boost economic productivity.
Supermarkets are among the worst offenders of plastic pollution.
It would be significant if financial institutions could demonstrate broader social relevance
Looking to enrol for September 2018…
Response to Financial Times article “Where are all the female economists?”
Academics at SOAS discuss what anti-corruption strategies would be effective in the area of public procurement.
30 minutes to draw up a reading list via web and library bookshelf. What will an academic suggest?
SOAS has been awarded a £6 million contract by the Department for International Development (DFID) to lead research on tackling corruption in developing countries.
