Economics research

The economics research cluster provides the focus for a broad range of research projects with relation to the analysis of economic phenomena.

The group has particular strengths in macroeconomic policy, international (particularly European) economics, heterodox economic theoretical perspectives and the micro-foundations of economic activity.

Economic Policy
International and European Economics
Microeconomics, Labour Economics
Economic Theory
Quantitative Economics
Specialist Masters courses

Economic Policy

• Human resource development – projects include working with a Chinese partner relating to training development (Dr Des Monk)
• International marketing – including a project examining the psychological barriers to exporting
• IB and human resource development (Professor Phil Whyman and Dr Alina Petrescu)
• Economic Growth
• Regional policy
• Social Capital
• Regulation and Competition (Professor Arun Thankum)
• Swedish economic policy (Professor Phil Whyman)
• Political economy (Professor Phil Whyman)
• Public sector reform (Professor Phil Whyman and Professor Arun Thankum)

International and European Economics

• Human resource development – projects include working with a Chinese partner relating to training development (Dr Des Monk)
• International marketing – including a project examining the psychological barriers to exporting
• IB and human resource development (Professor Phil Whyman and Dr Alina Petrescu)
• Economics of Transition (Professor Andrei Kuznetsov)
• FDI (Professor Andrei Kuznetsov and Professor Phil Whyman)
• IB and human resource development (Professor Phil Whyman and Dr Alina Petrescu)
• Globalisation and Preferential Trade Agreements
• Migration
• Global Computable General Equilibrium Modelling
• Micro-finance (Professor Arun Thankum)
• International comparative analysis of corporate social responsibility and corporate governance (Professor Arun Thankum and Professor Andrei Kuznetsov) 
• Financial regulation and liberalisation (Professor Arun Thankum and Professor Phil Whyman)

Microeconomics, Labour Economics

• Innovation and Corporate Development
• Impact of Corporate Ownership Structures - including co-operatives and mutual organisations (Professor Phil Whyman)
• The economics of education and training (Dr Des Monk)
• Labour market flexibility (Professor Phil Whyman, Dr Alina Petrescu and Dr Babatunde Buraimo)
• The Economics of Trade Unions (Professor Phil Whyman)
• Corporate Governance (Professor Andrei Kuznetsov and Professor Arun Thankum)
• Economic analysis of HRM practices (Professor Phil Whyman and Dr Alina Petrescu)

Economic Theory

• Philosophy and methodology of economic phenomena
• Post-Keynesian economics (Professor Phil Whyman)
• Heterodox and Marxist economics

Many members within the cluster are additionally members of the Institute for International Business (IIB).

Our research partners and financial sponsors include many private and public sector organisations (DTI, DWP, EU, International Telecommunications Union, United Nations, World Bank, ESRC).  Members of the group act as economic advisors to the Forum for Private Business and Global Britain.

Specialist Masters courses

The group offer, or contributes towards, the following taught postgraduate courses -

• MSc International Business and Management