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Dr Karen Jackson

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]

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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)
Curriculum Vitae
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​[Selected academic articles]


Transforming East Asia: Regional integration in a trade war era
Open Economies Review

with O. Shepotylo, 2022

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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]
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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
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