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Centre for Business Prosperity PhD Studentship: Trade, Technology and Productivity

 

Centre for Business Prosperity at Aston University, located in the heart of Birmingham - England’s second largest city – invites applications for doctoral Studentship to commence in October 2023. We are seeking a highly motivated and talented research student with the ability and interest in learning and researching in the field of International Business Economics. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in economics, international economics, or business (using quantitative methods), excellent analytical and computing skills, and excellent written and oral communication skills in English. He/she will have a good understanding of, and interest in, applied research on international business economics, particularly from a business and/or regional lens. Additional research training will be offered in research methodologies.

Centre for Business Prosperity is a Centre for Global Strategy. It has been actively producing excellent research and insights on global strategies of firms, regions and nations since 2018, in particular on issues related to UK trade and productivity, investment and globalisation. Learn more about the Centre: https://www.lbpresearch.ac.uk.

 

Lead Supervisor

Professor Jun Du

Co-Supervisors

Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo

Dr Angelos Theodorakopoulos

 

The PhD research will build on the work Centre for Business Prosperity has done in recent years to examine the implications of UK trade challenges on firms, industries, and regions. The first question centres on how increased non-tariff measures (NTMs) on imported intermediate inputs and exported goods impacted on firms’ internationalisation strategy and outcomes. The focus will be on how the distributions of sectors in different regions impact on the economic consequence of NTMs on regional international trade capabilities and resulted productivity growth (or decline). The second project will examine how the lost export varieties of exports as documented by Du, Satoglu and Shepotylo (2023) impact on UK regions’ industrial vitality post Brexit. Taking on board the likely movement of capitals globally due to the US’ Inflation Reduction Act and EU’s Green Deal Industrial Plan, the project will focus on examining the potential impact on UK firms and regions’ global competitiveness post Brexit, with timely policy implications.

 

The research will employ COMTRADE product level data, HMRC Overseas Import & Export Database, ONS/HMRC Trade in Goods and International Trade in Services Database, ONS enterprise level data. Advanced econometrics will be used for answering the research questions.

For questions about this position and how to apply, please contact Professors Jun Du ([log in to unmask]). Applicants should by 19 May, 2023 with required application package specified at https://jobs.aston.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=R230085. If you require further information about the application process, please contact the Postgraduate Admissions team at [log in to unmask]

 

 

Expected Interview dates: 5-6 June 2023