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Professor David Greenaway took up office as the sixth Vice-Chancellor of The University of Nottingham in October 2008. He was appointed to the University as a Professor of Economics in 1987 and was previously a Dean, a Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and founding Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy. He is a Member of the Government's Asia Task Force and a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. In 2012, Professor Greenaway was made an Honorary Citizen of the City of Ningbo in China. He is currently leading 'Shape of Training', a national review of the training and professional development of Doctors in the UK, being coordinated by the General Medical Council.

Previous roles

Professor Greenaway's previous roles include:

  • Chairman and member of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body (1998-2010)
  • Member of the Senior Salaries Review Body (2004-2010)
  • Advisor to the Department for transport on uninsured driving (2003-2004)
  • Chair of the Economics and Econometrics Panel for the UK Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in 2001 and 2008
  • Member of the Council of the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (1998-2002)
  • Non-Executive Director of the Nottingham Health Authority and Queens Medical Centre Hospital Trust
  • Consultant to the World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the European Commission, the United Nations, World Trade Organization, and HM Treasury

He is Editor of The World Economy and his research is published in the Journal of International Economics , Journal of Development Economics, Economic Journal, European Economic Review, Economic Inquiry, Economics Letters, Review of International Economics, Canadian Journal of Economics, and World Development.

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Presentations, lectures and speeches 

Upcoming events

Welcome address at the Campaign Ambassadors event

Welcome address at the College of Benefactors event

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Life Cycle

In 2011, the Vice-Chancellor cycled 1,030 miles from John O'Groats to Land's End. He and his team raised £230,000 for research on palliative and end of life care.

In 2012, he cycled 1,100 miles from Cape Wrath to Dover to raise funds to help improve access to further and higher education for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.  Life Cycle 2 raised £251,000.

Read more about Life Cycle 2 here.

In summer 2013, he will lead a team of 12 to take on the most challenging ride yet: 1,100+ miles covering the capitals and major cities of the UK and Republic of Ireland to raise money for Stroke Rehabilitation Research.

Read more about Life Cycle 3 here.

Teaching and research interests

The Vice-Chancellor continues to lecture on a Year One ‘Current Economic Issues’ undergraduate module in The School of Economics.

His recent publications include:

'Trade Liberalization, Economic Crises and Growth'. World Development, Vol. 40, 2012, pp. 2177-2193 (with R. Falvey and N. Foster).

'The More the Better? Foreign Ownership and Corporate Performance in China'. European Journal of Finance, Vol. 18, 2012, pp. 1-22 (with A. Guariglia and Z. Yu).

'The UK in a Global World'. CEPR, 2012, pp. 146. (Editor). 

'Palgrave Handbook of International Trade'. Palgrave Macmillan, 2011, pp. 711(Co-Editor with D. Bernhofen, R. Falvey and U. Kreikemeier).

'Rigid Labour Markets with Trade and Capital Mobility'. Canadian Journal of Economics, Vol. 44, 2011, pp. 509-540 (with P. Egger and T. Seidel).

'Trade Liberalisation and Human Capital Adjustment'. Journal of International Economics, Vol. 81, 2010, pp. 230-239 (with R. Falvey and J. Silva).

 

Contact

Professor David Greenaway
email: david.greenaway@nottingham.ac.uk

 
 
 
 

 

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