CHUDE

Prof Jo Swaffield

Chair of CHUDE (Co-opted)

Jo is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics & Related Studies, University of York. Jo is a labour economist interested in low wages, working hours and in-work poverty. Her research has been funded by the ESRC, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Low Pay Commission. Jo is a member of the Home Office’s Migration Advisory Committee.

Dr. Marina della Giusta

CHUDE Deputy Chair

Marina is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Reading. Her publications are in the area of behavioural and labour economics, with particular focus on gender, stigma and social norms. Marina is actively promoting initiatives surrounding both the communication and teaching of economics and the advancement of women in the profession.

Prof Peter Neary

Immediate Past President

Peter Neary is a professor of economics at the University of Oxford and a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He was President of the Royal Economic Society in 2017-18. Peter also held the position of President at the European Economic Association in 2002 and President of the International Economics and Finance Society in 1999-2000.

Prof Denise Osborn

Secretary-General 2015-2020

Now Emeritus, Denise was employed at the University of Manchester for 38 years, 23 as professor, publishing more than 80 papers and one book, many with international collaborators. External roles include Sub-Panel Chair UK RAE2008, Deputy Panel Convenor Hong Kong RAE2014 and service for the Royal Economic Society, Economic and Social Research Council and Leverhulme Trust, among others.

Prof Giuseppe Fontana

University of Leeds

Giuseppe is professor of monetary economics at the University of Leeds (UK), associate professor at the University of Sannio (Italy), research associate at the Levy Economics Institute (USA), and the Cambridge Centre for Economic and Public Policy (UK). He was a board director member of the Eastern Economic Association (USA) in 2011-2014, and President of the Association for Social Economics in 2017-2018.

Prof Alvin Birdi

University of Bristol

Dr Vincent Rich

University of Westminster

Vincent is Head of the School of Organisations, Economy and Society, and is a former Head of the Department of Economics, at the University of Westminster. He is a Development Economist by training, but his teaching and research interests also encompass Natural Resource Economics, Applied Business Economics and Economics Education. He is an Assessor for the Government Economic Service.

Prof Chris Wallace

University of Manchester

Chris is the head of the economics department at the University of Manchester and was the associate editor of the Economic Journal between 2009 and 2015.

Prof Giulia Iori

City University London

Giulia is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Economics at City, University of London. Her research, in the area of Financial Economics and Financial Mathematics, has been funded by the British Academy, the European Commission and the EPSRC. Giulia serves on the ESRC Grant Assessment Panels, is a member of the London Mathematical Society, and a Chartered Physicist.

Prof Denise Hawkes

University of Greenwich

Denise is Professor of Education Economics and Head of Department of International Business and Economics within the Business School, University of Greenwich. Denise is also a visiting professor at UCL Institute of Education. Denise is an applied education economist and truly multi-disciplinary, applying econometric techniques to topics from education economics, education transitions and education practice.

Mr Marco Gundermann

University of Northampton

Marco is head of economics, politics and international development at the University of Northampton. Marco teaches macroeconomics, monetary economics, schools of economics and behavioural finance and is actively involved in CORE ECON. His research interests are heterodox and behavioural approaches to international financial crises.