University of Birmingham Birmingham Business School
Robert J. R. Elliott Professor of Economics
§ S Leadership & service

Professional & service

Beyond research and teaching, I contribute to the discipline and to the University as a research leader, journal editor, grant-holder and adviser, and through interdisciplinary work on the environment and the low-carbon economy.

Director of Research Department of Economics
TEDE Founder Former lead · until 2022
Co-editor Environmental and Resource Economics · 2017–present
ReLIB Project Co-Investigator · 2018-2022

Research leadership

  • Director of Research since 2022
    Department of Economics, University of Birmingham
  • Head of Department 2009–2013
    Department of Economics
  • Director of Education — Undergraduate Programme Lead 2013–2016
  • Director of Admissions & Recruitment 2013–2018
  • Founder & former lead — Trade, Environment, Development and Energy (TEDE) cluster until 2022
  • University service
    Humanities & Social Sciences Ethical Review Committee (2013–); Digital Research Group (PVC Research); theme lead, IGI Water

Editorial & peer review

I referee regularly for leading journals across environmental, energy and international economics, and review grant applications and final reports for the ESRC.

  • Co-editor — Environmental and Resource Economics 2017–present
    Springer

Grants & funded projects

  • INHABIT 2025–2030
    Medical Research Council · Co-Investigator
  • The greening of UK's trade 2025–2026
    Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy · Co-Investigator
  • CCRA4 — UK Climate Change Risk Assessment 2024–2025
    UK Government · ≈ £200k
  • Understanding the trader-agent connection 2024–2025
    Centre for Inclusive Trade Policy (CITP) · Co-Investigator
  • PyroLife 2019–2023
    EU H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie ITN · ≈ €4m (≈ £600k to Birmingham)
  • ReLIB — recycling lithium-ion batteries 2018–2022
    The Faraday Institution · Co-Investigator
  • The Dynamics of International Trade 2010–2011
    ESRC · ≈ £94k · Principal Investigator
  • Geographical Specialisation in the UK & EU 2000–2002
    ESRC · £96k · Principal Investigator · graded Outstanding

A selection of recent and major awards. Amounts are shown only where verified in the CV/PURE record.

External examining & advisory

  • External examiner
    Manchester (2023–), Lancaster, Nottingham & Nottingham Trent
  • REF 2029 assessment-phase panellist
    Sub-panel 16: Economics and Econometrics
  • External assessor & promotion adviser
    UWI, Quaid-i-Azam, UTAR (Malaysia), Nottingham Ningbo, CUHK, the LSE & King's College London
  • Adviser on environmental taxation 2021
    HM Revenue & Customs
  • Member — Commonwealth Scholarship board 2016–2025
  • Commissioning panel — DFID–ESRC China & Africa research programme 2014
  • Scientific committee member 2018–present
    EAERE & WCERE conferences
  • Scientific committee member 2012–present
    ETSG conferences
  • Consultancy
    European Commission · Asian Development Bank (2022–23)

Networks & affiliations

I work across disciplines through several University of Birmingham institutes, and am an external fellow of GEP at Nottingham:

  • Birmingham Energy Institute
  • Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action
  • Institute for Interdisciplinary Data Science and AI
  • GEP — Globalisation & Economic Policy (Nottingham)

Esteem indicators

15,469 Citations
62 h-index
102 i10-index

Bibliometrics from Google Scholar, checked 21 September 2026.