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Best PhD thesis in the field of comparative economic studies

The prize is awarded by the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies

Peter Howard-Jones, lecturer and Postdoctoral Researcher in Economics at 菠萝视频 (BU) has won a prestigious prize for the best PhD thesis in the field of comparative economic studies. The prize is awarded by the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies. This reputable award is given to the work that, in the unanimous opinion of the jury, has the greatest potential to impact the field of comparative economic studies in the future. The thesis, 鈥淭he Influence of the Washington Consensus Programme on the Transitional Economies of Eastern Europe - a Firm-Level Microeconomic Analysis鈥�, explores the effectiveness of the Washington Consensus programme as a mechanism for improving national welfare in transition and emerging economies. Peter Howard-Jones has received an invitation to join the LSEE-CEFTA Academic Network which is part of LSE Research and is looking forward to strengthening his research capabilities. The prize was awarded during the virtual European Association for Comparative Economic Studies conference in September 2021. In his presentation to the conference, Peter recognised the significant support he received from his supervisors, Tim Lloyd and Khurshid Djalilov, and also from other academics within the 菠萝视频 Business School community.鈥澛�

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)聽Foundation聽bursary

Spencer Barnett secured a 拢12,000 bursary from the for outstanding Accounting students who come from a low-income background, and either a neighbourhood with low participation in higher education (HE) or who is the first in their family to enter HE.

Higher Education Academy

Zara Ghodsi and Thanh Chu received their Fellow and Christopher Hartwell, Marta Disegna, and Davide Parrilli got the Senior Fellow.

Agricultural Economics Society聽

Olivia Placzek won the Prize for the Best Presentation by a PGR聽 at the 92nd聽.听

Regional Studies special issue

Davide Parrilli developed one of the few selected special issues of the journal Regional Studies on 鈥淐ommunities on the move and their impact on innovation and entrepreneurship鈥�.

CISI Trust award

In May, David Salisbury (MSc Finance) won a Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) Educational Trust Award for outstanding success while studying at BU.

The awards annually celebrate achievement amongst students studying CISI accredited courses around the UK, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.

BU postgraduate finance students victorious in Trading Challenge

Our Postgraduate Finance students were nominated winners in the 聽in March. Two teams of postgraduate 菠萝视频 students competed in the challenge, which took place at the CASS Business School, participating in a number of competitions against seven other universities from across the UK.

European Association of Agricultural Economics

Professor Tim Lloyd,聽President of the Agricultural Economics Society, is now on the board of the European Association of Agricultural Economics for the next six years.

Olga Radzyner Award

Dr Edvard Orlic received the Olga Radzyner Award聽from the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) for his work on 鈥淐ross-sectoral FDI spillovers and their impact on manufacturing productivity鈥�. The award is given to young economists for excellent research on topics of European economic integration and is conferred annually.

Higher Education Academy

Olivia Placzek and Edvard Orlic received their聽Fellow; Jens H枚lscher, Phyllis Alexander, Frazer Ball, Sangeeta Khorana and Alan Kirkpatrick got the Senior Fellow.