Prestigious fellowship for acclaimed Oxford Economist, Professor Steve Bond

Published on October 23, 2023

Economics Professor Steve Bond, senior research fellow at Oxford’s Nuffield College, has been elected to a highly prestigious fellowship of the international Econometric Society.
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