Research

Our research and teaching is built upon a commitment to theoretical and, rigorously founded, applied work. We are ranked 6th for research intensity in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.

Research centres

We have two core research centres, focusing on macroeconomics and energy economics.

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Centre for International Macroeconomic Studies

Our research focuses on closed and open-economy macro-modelling in both developed and emerging economies, using a Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) approach.
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Surrey Energy Economics Centre

We conduct research on the international oil and gas market, petroleum fiscal regimes, energy efficiency, UK and international coal, gas privatisation and regulation, and electricity privatisation and regulation.

Research groups

Our research interests are investigated by four research groups.

Applied Microeconomics Group
Econometrics Group
Macroeconomics Group
Theory Group

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Read our discussion and working papers, dating back to 1996.

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Surrey awarded £500,000 for transformational NHS workforce research

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University of Surrey
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