RES Annual Public Lecture
Established in 2001, our Annual Public Lecture provides an opportunity for school students to watch internationally renowned economists present their research. Principally aimed at sixth form students, the APL has become an established part of the senior school calendar.
The 2022 APL will take place in two locations on two dates:
University of Reading - 8 June
In addition to the lecture, the University of Reading are offering several morning taster workshops on the following themes:
- What has Economics got to say about Climate Change?
- Can Economics help with the Gender Pay Gap?
- What is Behavioural Economics?
- Could you do Monetary Policy?
- What has Economics got to say about Climate Change?
- Can Economics help with the Gender Pay Gap?
- What is Behavioural Economics?
- Could you do Monetary Policy?
Programme
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9:45 |
Registration |
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10:00 |
Welcome talk |
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10:15 |
Morning taster workshops 1 & 2 |
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11:05 |
Comfort break |
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11:15 |
Morning taster workshops 3 & 4 |
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12:05 |
Lunch |
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13:00 |
RES Annual Public Lecture |
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14:30 |
University Campus Tours |
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15:00 |
End |
Participants will then after the lecture, have the opportunity to meet Department of Economics staff and students, as well as explore campus and the benefits of studying Economics at Reading.
University of Glasgow - 14 June
The University of Glasgow are hosting a visiting day for local schools. The aim of the day is to inform, inspire and enthuse young people about Economics, and more broadly about considering university as an option for the future.
Schedule for the day:
10.00 - 10.15 Arrival and registration
10.15 – 11.15 - Can't we just print more money? - Active learning session with Jack Meaning and Rupal Patel (Bank of England)
11.15 – 11.30 – Short Break
11.30 – 12.15 - What do Economists do? - an interactive session with the Bank of England, HM Treasury and the Health Foundation
12.15 – 13.00 – Lunch
13.00 – 13.45 - Thinking about University? - including sessions on the admissions process, what makes a good personal statement, what it’s like to study at university
13.45 - 14.00 Short break
14.00 - 15.00 Annual Public Lecture from the Royal Economic Society with Professor Jagjit S. Chadha OBE.
The lecture will be provided by Prof Jagjit S. Chadha OBE on the subject of the Money Minders: The parables, trade-off and lags of central banking.
Prof Jagjit Chadha
Council member (until 2024)
Jagjit Chadha is Director of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR). He was Professor of Economics at the University of Kent, Cambridge and St Andrews. He has worked at the Bank of England on Monetary Policy and as Chief Quantitative Economist at BNP Paribas and served as Chair of the Money, Macro, Finance Study Group. He has acted as Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and adviser to the Bank of England, HM Treasury and to many central banks.
Past Lectures
The 2021 lecture was chaired by Dame Carol Propper and delivered by Prof. Diane Coyle CBE, Bennett Professor of Public Policy at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. A recording of the 2021 APL is now available.
Teacher Resources
Engaging Students in Economics
Discover Economics is a campaign led by the Royal Economic Society which aims to broaden the appeal of economics to potential students, change their perceptions of economics and economists and attract more students from under-represented groups (women, state school/further education college students and ethnic minorities).
Discover Economics - games
Discover Economics - video content
The University of Reading illustrates the breadth of career paths open to Economists, with these case studies
University of York highlights the opportunities in Economics through their Economics Department Poster
Lecture related papers and articles
Paper: General Purpose Technologies by Boyan Jovanovic and Peter L. Rousseau
Policy Brief: Uber and Beyond: Policy Implications for the UK
Innovation, Information, and The Networked Economy
How Uber, Airbnb, and Etsy Attracted Their First 1,000 Customers
With thanks to Diane Coyle, the University of Reading, the University of York and Discover Economics for these teaching resources.
