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Dr Chris Jones

Dr Chris Jones
Dr Chris Jones

Lecturer & Combined Honours Course Director

PhD, Nottingham

 

Economics and Strategy Group

 

Profile

Chris maintains primary research interests in Economic Growth, Trade and FDI in developing countries, especially in Africa. He joined Aston Business School as a Research Fellow in 2008 after completing his PhD from the University of Nottingham and became a lecturer in 2010. In 2011 Chris won the Economics Network's Student Nominated Award for Learning and Teaching.

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Teaching activity

  • BS1102 Economic Environment of Business

  • BS2223 / BS3337 International Business Economics

Qualifications

  • 2008 PhD Economics, University of Nottingham

  • 2004 MSc Financial Economics (distinction), University of Leicester

  • 2002 BA Economics, University of Leicester

 

 

Publications

  • Morrissey, O. and Jones, C. (2008) "Missed Opportunities: The WTO Trade Policy Review for the East African Community", World Economy, 31, 1409-1432.

  • Jones, C., Morrissey,O. and Nelson,D. (2011) "Did the World Bank Drive Tariff Reforms in Eastern Africa?", World Development, 39(3), 324-335.

  • N. Driffiled, C. Jones and J. Crotty, (2012) ‘International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones’ (In Press)

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