International trade fluctuations: global versus regional factors Canadian Journal of Economics (with K. Beck)
2022
Transforming East Asia: Regional integration in a trade war era Open Economies Review published online (with O. Shepotylo)
2021
An Analysis of the Trade Policy Review of the European Union The World Economy 44(12), pp. 3482-3491
2021
Belt and Road: The China Dream? China Economic Review 67 (with O Shepotylo)
"Four reasons why G7 climate finance initiative will struggle against China’s Belt and Road", The Conversation "The Belt and Road Initiative in times of global uncertainty: A trade policy perspective", China Dialogues (LSE)
2021
An examination of EU trade disintegration scenarios The World Economy 44(1), pp. 2-20 (with O Shepotylo)
"Why a no-deal Brexit would be less costly for the EU than the UK", The Conversation
"Brexit: breaking up is hard to do", The Money - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) --- PRESS RELEASE
2020
Trade (dis)integration: The sudden death of NAFTA Open Economies Review 31(4), pp. 931-943 (with D. Bakas and G. Magkonis)
"NAFTA 2.0 is a welcome deal for the US, Canada and Mexico in a time of trade uncertainty"LSE US Centre "The NAFTA-USMCA deal between Mexico, Canada, and the US provides a welcome tonic for global trade uncertainty" LSE Latin America and Caribbean Centre
2019
An inquiry into exchange rate misalignments as a cause of the major global trade imbalances Journal of Economic Studies 46(4), pp. 902-924 (with M.A. Nashir)
2019
Identifying networks in social media: The case of #Grexit Networks and Spatial Economics 19(1), pp. 19-330 (with G Magkonis)
2018
Post-Brexit trade survival: Looking beyond the European Union Economic Modelling 73, pp. 317-328 (with O Shepotylo)
The five alternatives to EU single market and customs union would all make UK poorer",The Conversation
"A customs union would free the UK to strike trade deals – but it doesn’t solve every Brexit problem",The Conversation
"Post-Brexit trade with the US – Donald Trump was right when he said a deal would be tricky", The Conversation
“No deal? Seven reasons why a WTO-only Brexit would be bad for Britain”, [more than 75,000 reads]The Conversation
Regional trade institutions in West Africa: Historical reflections Journal of International Development 30(8), pp. 1255-1272 (with E. Bah and D.J. Potts)
"...the integration dream will only be realised if institutional barriers to trade are addressed...The union has relied on agreements and announcements to meet its integration goals. But they aren’t enough. ECOWAS needs to operate beyond the office and paper agreements. It needs to establish physical operations at border points." Extract from an article in The Conversation highlighting our key findings [more than 80,000 reads] --- READ MORE
2017
The segmentation of Europe: Convergence or divergence between core and periphery Palgrave Macmillan (with M. Baimbridge, U. R. Lee and I. Litsios)
Reviews:
"Europhiles will not want to read this profoundly pessimistic book, but they should do so. Its argument that misguided efforts to pull together the disparate nations of Europe are in fact pushing them apart could unfortunately turn out to be true unless European policy-makers find effective solutions to the problems that the book identifies." Adrian Wood, Emeritus Professor of International Development, Oxford University
"A proper understanding of the economics and politics of the European Union and its approach to economic, social and financial policies requires a deep understanding of the divergences that exist between its member states. This superbly written and researched book with its wealth of data and analysis will give the reader a comprehensive understanding of these issues. It is to be highly recommended for students, researchers and policy makers." Professor Keith Pilbeam, City, University of London
