- The research focus of the Department of Economics is on policy-relevant applied economics research, and they have specialists in applied microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics.
- They are a Department with a focus on applied, policy-relevant research, both across the UK and internationally. Faculty members have expertise in applied micro- and macroeconomics as well as applied econometrics. They also have a small team which forms part of a much larger cross-university specialism in energy and the environment.