Julia Shvets

I am the Director of Studies in Economics at Christ’s College, Cambridge, looking after the academic progress of Christ’s Economics students.

Christ’s Economics students have made us proud with their consistently outstanding exam results. For a number of years now, Christ’s has been the top college in Economics at Cambridge, according to the latest University of Cambridge analysis.

2024-25 DoS Notice board

All the meetings are in my office, room V5ii (Third court) which I’ve marked on this College map

Part I End of Lent Term DoS meetings:

Thursday, March 20, 1:30-2:30pm
Please sign up for a one-to-one slot using OneDrive link I sent you.

End of Lent Term DoS drop in:

Thursday, March 20, 12-1pm.
Feel free to drop in if you would like to discuss anything one-to-one or just to share with me how things are going.

This annual feast is a must for one’s utility maximisation. But this year it is even more special because we have invited our alumni. This only happens once in a blue moon: as you can imagine, having Christ’s Hall filled with overlapping generations of College Economists is an occasion that requires a bit of planning! Join us for an evening where students, fellows and alumni mix over drinks and a four course dinner. Subsidised student price is £20 plus wine (another £15, though you can opt out). Book in the usual way on College Intranet (but take care to choose Economist dinner, or you might end up next to a zoologist!).

Booking closes on February 21 at noon but please book early. The first two dinner participants to email me the correct guess of what’s on the background photo above get a prize! Update: Sorry, the prizes went before I could say ‘Pareto improvement’… but please continue to sign up for dinner!

Start of Lent Term DoS drop in:

Tuesday, January 21, 2-3pm.

Feel free to drop in if you would like to discuss anything or just to share with me how things are going.

Dissertation workshop:

Our third year students will present their dissertation work-in-progress on Wednesday January 22, from 3:30 to 5:45pm in V5ii. Topics include marijuana dispensaries, volatility spillovers, refurbished flats, partisan newspapers, second daughters, and geopolitical shocks. Second year students are encouraged to attend.

End of Michaelmas Term DoS drop in:

Thursday, December 5 9:30-10:30am

Feel free to drop in if you would like to discuss anything or just to share with me how your term has gone. If you’d like to see me, but this time does not work, drop me an email and we will find another time.

Start of Year DoS meetings:

October 7 is the start of the new Academic Year!  I would like to see you in your year groups when you arrive in Cambridge.  Here is the schedule for our start of the year DoS meetings. 

Monday October 7, 2024
Part I     11:00 am
Part IIA  11:45 am
Part IIB  12:15 pm

If you would like to chat with me one-to-one, do come by my office during the DoS drop in hour on Tuesday October 8, 5:30-6:30pm.

More generally, you are always welcome to come and see me:  feel free to drop by my office, or send me an email and we’ll set a time.

Final year (IIB) dissertations (updated July 2024)

Over the years, Christ’s Economics students have written interesting and original dissertations in their final year at Cambridge. Click here to see some examples.

James Meade lecture February 2024
(joint between Christ’s College and the Faculty of Economics)

Professor Ulrike Malmendier,
University of California, Berkeley