My general interests lie in the economics and political economy of work, employment relations / work studies, the history of economic thought, and political economy. My approach to research and teaching encompasses ideas and insights from different disciplines and I retain an interest in promoting forms of interdisciplinary research and teaching. Current research focuses on a number of interconnected areas, including the conceptualisation of work, the changing boundaries between labour economics and other areas of labour research, the study of the quality of work and of worker well-being, and the process of financialisation especially as the latter bears on work and labor.
Taylor Review: a high principled report into the gig economy that will fail to deliver
Jul 11, 2017 18:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The governments independent review on modern working practices in the UK contains some important messages. Put together by Matthew Taylor, head of the RSA think tank and former policy chief to Tony Blair, the review...
Economics is fundamentally flawed – far worse than the Bank of England realises
Jan 11, 2017 15:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The Bank of Englands chief economist, Andy Haldane, recently criticised his very own profession. This led to a bout of soul searching for economists as we face, again, the familiar criticism that nobody predicted the 2008...
Sleep deprivation costs the economy billions – and sends workers to an early grave
Dec 06, 2016 20:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Health
The British economy loses 40 billion a year due to sleep deprivation, according to a new study. Beyond the loss of economic output, sleep-deprived Britons are shortening their lives. The study shows that people who sleep...
Forget Brexit – austerity is far worse for the UK economy
Jun 03, 2016 08:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The weight of opinion holds that leaving the European Union would be costly for Britain. The latest forecast, from the respected Institute for Fiscal Studies, predicts that austerity measures such as cuts in public...
The two big failures of George Osborne's budget
Mar 23, 2016 16:02 pm UTC| Politics Economy
After a rollercoaster week for Britains chancellor, his eighth budget has been approved. George Osborne will be breathing a sigh of relief. After proudly announcing his budget on March 16, things began to unravel just 48...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well