The first issue of the UCL Journal of Economics has no set theme, something that speaks for the versatility of the field of economics and of the journal itself. Our inaugural issue includes fourteen thought provoking papers written by authors from across the world. These papers have been written for university courses, for research conferences or simply to satisfy individual curiosity. Readers can look forward to sifting through very current topics such as optimal vaccine allocation, the relationship between Covid-19 and racial hate crime or the link between climate change and income inequality. Full length research papers have been interspersed with policy briefs, historical studies, and an unexpected (though thoroughly interesting) entry on the edible insect market. We sincerely hope you enjoy reading it and celebrate the great work done by the authors as well as our team.

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Advisory Board

Professor Parama Chaudhury 

Founding Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning Economics (CTaLE)

Co-Lead (Analysis and Evaluation) and SHS Faculty Lead, BAME Awarding Gap Project 

Department of Economics

University College London, UK 

Dr. Ramin Nassehi

Lecturer & Public Engagement Lead

Centre for Teaching and Learning Economics 

Department of Economics

University College London, UK 

Dr. Silvia Dal Bianco

Lecturer and Connected Learning Lead 

SFHEA and WP Summer School Lead 

Department of Economics

University College London, UK 

Peer Review Board

Damian Phelan

UCL MPhil/PhD

Teaching Assistant

Department of Economics, UCL, UK 

Sam Asher

PhD student in Political Economy at Stanford Graduate School of BusinessUCL Alumnus

Chief of Research Economic Tribune 2019-20 

Daniel Tseng 

UCL Alumnus

Chief of Research Economic Tribune 2020-21 

James Kinder 

UCL Alumnus

Chief of Research Economic Tribune 2020-21 

Student Management Team

Ananya Ashta 

Editor-in-Chief & Production Manager

Student (BSc Economics 2020-23), Dept. of Economics, UCL, UK 

Chief of Events & Outreach 2021-22, Economic Tribune 

Phin Godfrey

Editor

Student (BSc Economics with a Placement Year 2020-24), Dept. of Economics, UCL, UK

Chief of Research 2021-22, Economic Tribune 

Shivam Gujral

Editor

Student (BSc Economics 2019-22), Dept. of Economics, UCL, UK

Chief of Research 2021-22, Economic Tribune 

Xingzuo Zhou

Editor

Student (BSc Economics 2019-22), Dept. of Economics, UCL, UK

Matty Agrawal

Proofreader

Student (BSc Economics 2021-24), Dept. of Economics, UCL, UK 

Economics Correspondent, Economic Tribune 

Isabelle Zhu

Online Editor

Student (BSc Economics 2021-24), Dept. of Economics, UCL, UK 

Events & Outreach Executive 2021-22, Economic Tribune 

Introductions & Foreword

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Explore Econ Research Papers

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Economic Tribune Research Papers

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Guest Features Research Papers

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