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Surrey, Bath and Bristol co-organise seventh southwest macroeconomics workshop on 13 November

The universities of Surrey, Bath and Bristol are co-organising and co-sponsoring a regional macroeconomics workshop at Bristol on 13 November, preceded by a PhD workshop on 12 November.

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Why it matters: PhD candidates from the participating institutions are set to present at a doctoral workshop on 12 November, the day before the main event in Bristol.

The University of Surrey said its School of Social Sciences is co-organising and co-sponsoring the seventh Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest Workshop with economics units at the universities of Bath and Bristol.

According to Surrey, the workshop is for the southwest universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff, Exeter, Southampton and Surrey and aims to build research ties, foster collaborations and exchange feedback on macroeconomic research.

The main workshop is scheduled for 13 November at the University of Bristol, with a PhD workshop featuring presentations by doctoral candidates from the participating institutions on 12 November.

This edition is co-organised by Arpad Abraham of Bristol, Nikos Kokonas of Bath and Anastasios Karantounias of Surrey, the university said.

Editor’s view

Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

The three co-sponsoring economics units have scheduled the network's seventh workshop for 13 November at Bristol, with doctoral candidates from the participating institutions presenting at a PhD session on 12 November.

What to watch

  • The PhD workshop takes place on 12 November, followed by the main workshop at the University of Bristol on 13 November.

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