Dr Karen Jackson
Reader in Economics | Assistant Head of School (Organisations, Economy and Society) | Director of International Development (Westminster Business School)
University of Westminster
Reader in Economics | Assistant Head of School (Organisations, Economy and Society) | Director of International Development (Westminster Business School)
University of Westminster
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[Summary of experience] Research International trade, finance and development Consultancy/Advisory Member of expert panel, Economic Social Research Council Consultant, Commonwealth Secretariat Consultant, Department for International Development, UK Government External examiner and expert, seven appointments in UK universities Public Policy Work Economist, Department for International Development, UK Government Management/Leadership Head of Economics, University of Bradford Acting Head of School, University of Westminster Academic Partnerships China and East Asia Development Director, University of Bradford Director of International Development (Westminster Business School), University of Westminster PhD supervision Currently supervising 3 students 3 PhD student completions in 2012, 2014 and 2018 (with all three now holding permanent academic positions at UK Universities) Leadership of research groups Global Economic Policy Group (website) Westminster Development Policy Network (website) Teaching Microeconomics Mathematics (chapter in The Handbook for Economics Lecturers) International economics (resources) |
[Selected academic articles] Transforming East Asia: Regional integration in a trade war era Open Economies Review with O. Shepotylo, 2022 An Analysis of the Trade Policy Review of the European Union The World Economy 2021 Belt and Road: The China Dream? China Economic Review with O. Shepotylo, 2021 Trade (dis)integration: The sudden death of NAFTA Open Economies Review with D. Bakas and G. Magkonis, 2020 Identifying networks in social media: The case of #Grexit Networks and Spatial Economics with G Magkonis, 2019 [Selected policy work]
In the Daily Telegraph on China’s economic future Written evidence to the UK Parliament International Trade Committee's inquiry on UK trade negotiations The Belt and Road Initiative in times of global uncertainty: A trade policy perspective in China Dialogues (London School of Economics) Four reasons why G7 climate finance initiative will struggle against China’s Belt and Road in The Conversation A UK-US trade deal would look less likely under Joe Biden – which means the NHS red line could be crossed in the iPaper |
