Dr. Frank Cowell

Professor

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Biography

Frank Cowell is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, where he serves as the Programme Director for the MSc Economics (2 year) and co-director of the Public Economics Programme at STICERD. He holds a PhD in Economics from Cambridge University. His expertise includes income and wealth distribution, inequality, poverty issues, and taxation. He teaches courses such as EC202: Microeconomics Principles II and EC426: Public Economics. Cowell’s research is focused on the complexities of economic inequality and the effectiveness of taxation as a tool for addressing poverty. He is actively involved in various research centers that align with his interests in public economics.

Research Interests

Requirements for London School of Economics

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
GRE General
Quantitative
Required:164
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Advanced Calculus Linear Algebra Econometrics and Statistics Intermediate Macroeconomics Intermediate Microeconomics
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Specialization Notes

Department of Economics