This year’s International Women’s Day celebrates empowerment and diversity and encourages us to #InspireInclusion. In the first of their film series, ‘Women in Economics at Bristol’ we asked University of Bristol academics and students which female economists have inspired them in their economics careers.

This video in our school series, "Why isn't the whole world developed?", takes a look at the 'Europe Scramble' and the drawing of Africa's political borders in the late nineteenth century.

The story of Covid-19 is as much a tale about economics as one about health. This short educational video discusses the economic impact of the pandemic, government intervention and the environmental costs of economic growth.

During colonial rule, some African communities were forced to receive medical treatments that were painful, debilitating and sometimes fatal. The experience has affected trust in modern medicine, as Sara Lowes explains.

This video is part of our schools series 'Why isn’t the whole world developed?', which draws on economic history to understand the effect of colonisation and imperial interventions. The project is delivered by Discover Economics and the CAGE Research Centre.

Oyin talks about her role as an economic advisor at the Department for Education.

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A selection of figures from diverse backgrounds - Sharon White, Dambisa Moyo, Amartya Kumar Sen - who have contributed new and important ideas to their field, to inspire classroom conversations for both students and teachers.

Dr Danielle Guizzo, Associate Professor in Economics Education, Dr Uta Bolt, Lecturer in Economics and BSc Economics and Politics student Lucy, discuss the impact of being a woman in economics. They share their experience; the changes being made to improve gender balance and advice for aspiring economists.

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In 1947, the year of its independence from the British Empire, India was one of the poorest countries in the world. Did colonial rule lower living standards? Bishnu Gupta explores the fascinating story of India's decline and growth from 1600 to 1950.

Video made by the University of Bristol on studying economics at university.

Institutions are the laws or structures that control how people are allowed to act. But what effect do bad, or 'extractive', institutions have on economic growth? James Robinson explains the research he did to find out.

This video is part of our schools series 'Why isn’t the whole world developed?', which draws on economic history to understand the effect of colonisation and imperial interventions. The project is delivered by Discover Economics and the CAGE Research Centre.

The FT talks to A-level students from an inner-London state school about why young women are put off studying the 'dismal science'.