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Bio

I am a Reader in Economics at Aston Business School and Centre Director of the Centre for Business Prosperity, and Former Chief Economist at the Foreign Trade Research Center (Trade+) at the Kyiv School of Economics. I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland.

My research is applied international economics: how firms, industries, and countries grow by integrating into global markets, and what happens to that growth when integration goes into reverse — through Brexit, trade wars, or war itself. Current work spans UK services trade after Brexit, the trade effects of geopolitical alignment, and Ukraine’s wartime export economy.

Alongside academic research, I advise governments, firms, and institutions on trade policy — see Consultancy.

Education

PhD in Economics, University of Maryland
[Add prior degrees — MA/BA institution and field]

Appointments

Reader in Economics, Aston Business School
Centre Director, Centre for Business Prosperity, Aston Business School
Former Chief Economist, Foreign Trade Research Center (Trade+), Kyiv School of Economics
[Add prior appointments]

CV

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## Bio

I am a Reader in Economics at Aston Business School and Centre Director of
the [Centre for Business Prosperity](https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/bss/research-centres/business-prosperity),
and Former Chief Economist at the Foreign Trade Research Center (Trade+) at
the Kyiv School of Economics. I hold a PhD in Economics from the
University of Maryland.

My research is applied international economics: how firms, industries, and
countries grow by integrating into global markets, and what happens to that
growth when integration goes into reverse — through Brexit, trade wars, or
war itself. Current work spans UK services trade after Brexit, the trade
effects of geopolitical alignment, and Ukraine's wartime export economy.

Alongside academic research, I advise governments, firms, and institutions
on trade policy — see [Consultancy](/consultancy/index.qmd).

## Education

- PhD in Economics, University of Maryland
- \[Add prior degrees — MA/BA institution and field\]

## Appointments

- Reader in Economics, Aston Business School
- Centre Director, [Centre for Business Prosperity](https://www.aston.ac.uk/research/bss/research-centres/business-prosperity), Aston Business School
- Former Chief Economist, Foreign Trade Research Center (Trade+), Kyiv School of Economics
- \[Add prior appointments\]

## CV

[Download full CV (PDF)](cv.pdf)