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Biography

Richard joined the School of Economics as a Research Fellow in the Centre for Globalisation and Economic Policy and was promoted to a chair in Economics in 2011.

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Teaching Summary

Richard is a winner of the Lord Dearing Prize for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

His main teaching responsibilities on the undergraduate program are the Macro Theory module in year 2. This module develops a model of the macroeconomy and focuses on the role that governments can play in shaping the business cycle. The model is a modern update on a model that traces its origins back to writings of Keynes in the 1930s.. He has been responsible for this module since 2013. Before this he also taught Quantitative Economics I and Growth in Historical Perspective. He also supervises undergraduate dissertation on a range of applied topics.

On the MSc program he teaches on the Economic Policy Analysis module. This module covers a range of topics within the area of policy analysis including the methods for policy evaluation. This is applied to a range of policy topics relevant for both developed and developing countries. He also supervises MSc dissertations.

Richard is an experienced PhD supervisor, having supervised close to 20 students on a wide range of topics. Many of these students have gone on to academic positions (including Nottingham, Nottingham-Malaysia, Harvard, Oxford, Birmingham, Manchester, Middlesex, Lucca (Itlay) Lund (Sweden) ) or jobs within the policy making community (including World Bank, IMF, OECD, European Commission).

Research Summary

Richard's main research interests are the causes and consequences of technological change. Included within this are the effects on productivity at the firm level and on international trade.

A second strand of his research has considered the effects of fiscal policy. This has included analysis at the macro (looking at economic growth) and micro level (firm level productivity and switching into self-employment).

Recent Publications

• TIMOTHY DE STEFANO, RICHARD KNELLER and JONATHAN TIMMIS, 2022. The (Fuzzy) Digital Divide: The Effect of Universal Broadband on Firm Performance Journal of Economic Geography. (In Press.)
• DANIEL BERNHOFEN, ZOUHEIR EL-SAHLI and RICHARD KNELLER, 2016. Estimating the effects of the container revolution on world trade Journal of Iternational Economics. 98, 36-50
• RICHARD KNELLER and JONATHAN TIMMIS, 2016. ICT and exporting: The effects of broadband on the extensive margin of business service exports Review of International Economics. (In Press.)
• RICHARD KNELLER and ZHIHONG YU, 2016. Quality selection, sectoral heterogeneity and Chinese exports Review of International Economics. (In Press.)

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• TIMOTHY DE STEFANO, RICHARD KNELLER and JONATHAN TIMMIS, 2022. The (Fuzzy) Digital Divide: The Effect of Universal Broadband on Firm Performance Journal of Economic Geography. (In Press.)
• DANIEL BERNHOFEN, ZOUHEIR EL-SAHLI and RICHARD KNELLER, 2016. Estimating the effects of the container revolution on world trade Journal of Iternational Economics. 98, 36-50
• RICHARD KNELLER and JONATHAN TIMMIS, 2016. ICT and exporting: The effects of broadband on the extensive margin of business service exports Review of International Economics. (In Press.)
• RICHARD KNELLER and ZHIHONG YU, 2016. Quality selection, sectoral heterogeneity and Chinese exports Review of International Economics. (In Press.)
• NORMAN GEMMELL, RICHARD KNELLER, DANNY MCGOWAN and ISMAEL SANZ, 2016. Corporate taxation and productivity catch-up: evidence from European firms Scandinavian Journal of Economics. (In Press.)
• NORMAN GEMMELL, RICHARD KNELLER and ISMAEL SANZ, 2015. Does the composition of government expenditure matter for long-run GDP levels? Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. (In Press.)
• RICHARD KNELLER and FLORIAN MISCH, 2014. The effects of public spending composition on firm productivity Economic Inquiry. 52(4), 1525-1542
• NORMAN GEMMELL, RICHARD KNELLER and ISMAEL SANZ, 2014. The growth effects of tax rates in the OECD Canadian Journal of Economics. 47(4), 1217-1255
• NORMAN GEMMELL, RICHARD KNELLER and ISMAEL SANZ, 2013. Fiscal Decentralization And Economic Growth: Spending Versus Revenue Decentralization Economic Inquiry. 51(4), 1915-1931
• NORMAN GEMMELL, RICHARD KNELLER and FLORIAN MISCH, 2013. Growth and Welfare Maximization in Models of Public Finance and Endogenous Growth Journal of Public Economic Theory. 15(6), 939-967
• MILNER, C., HENRY, M., KNELLER, R. and GIRMA, S., 2012. Do natural barriers affect the relationship between trade openness and growth? Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 74(1), 1-19
• RICHARD KNELLER and EDWARD MANDERSON, 2012. Environmental Regulations, Outward FDI and Heterogeneous Firms: Are Countries Used as Pollution Havens? Environmental & Resource Economics. 51(3), 317-352
• RICHARD KNELLER and EDWARD MANDERSON, 2012. Environmental regulations and innovation activity in UK manufacturing industries Resource and Energy Economics. 34(2), 211-235
• GORG, H., KNELLER, R. and MURAKOZY, B., 2012. What makes a successful export?: evidence from firm-product-level data Canadian Journal of Economics. 45(4), 1332-1368
• RICHARD KNELLER, DANNY MCGOWAN, TOMOHIKO INUI and TOSHIYUKI MATSUURA, 2012. Closure within multi-plant firms: evidence from Japan Review of World Economics. 148(3), 425-447
• DAVID GREENAWAY, RICHARD KNELLER and XUFEI ZHANG, 2012. The effect of exchange rates on firm exports and the role of FDI Review of World Economics. 148(3), 425-447
• KNELLER, R., GEMMELL, N. and SANZ, I., 2011. The timing and persistence of fiscal policy impacts on growth: evidence from OECD Countries The Economic Journal. 121(550), F33-F58
• R KNELLER and M PISU, 2011. Barriers to Exporting: What are They and Who do They Matter to? The World Economy. 34(6), 893-930
• R KNELLER and P KARPATY, 2011. "Demonstration or congestion? Export spillovers in Sweden Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv). 147(1), 109-130
• KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2010. The returns to exporting: evidence from UK firms Canadian Journal of Economics. 43(2), 494-519
• R KNELLER, D GREENAWAY and X ZHANG, 2010. The Effect of Exchange Rates on Firm Exports: The Role of Imported Intermediate Inputs The World Economy. 33(8), 961-986
• R KNELLER, N GEMMELL and F MISCH, 2010. Binding Constraints and Second-Best Strategies in Endogenous Growth Models with Public Finance Journal of Globalization and Development. 1(2),
• MILNER, C.R., HENRY, M. and KNELLER, R., 2009. Trade, technology transfer and national efficiency in developing countries European Economic Review. 53(2), 237-254
• R KNELLER, D GREENAWAY and J GULLSTRAND, 2009. Live or Let Die? Alternative Routes to Industry Exit Open Economies Review. 20(3), 317-337
• R KNELLER and M HAQUE, 2009. "Corruption clubs: endogenous thresholds in corruption and development Economics of Governance. 10(4), 345-373
• KNELLER, R., MORGAN, C.W. and KANCHANAHATAKIJ, S., 2008. Trade liberalisation and economic growth The World Economy. 31(6), 701-719
• GIRMA, S., KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2008. Trade creation, replacement and destruction in regional trade agreements: micro level evidence for the UK Review of International Economics. 16(1), 142-158
• KNELLER, R., PISU, M. and YU, Z., 2008. Overseas business costs and firm export performance Canadian Journal of Economics. 41(2), 639-669
• R KNELLER and N GEMMELL, 2008. Foreign investment, international trade and the size and structure of public expenditures European Journal of Political Economy. 24(1), 151-171
• KNELLER, R. and GREENAWAY, D., 2008. Exporting, productivity and agglomeration European Economic Review. 52(5), 919-939
• GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R.A., 2007. Firm heterogeneity, exporting and foreign direct investment Economic Journal. 117(517), F134–F161
• GIRMA, S., KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2007. Do exporters have anything to learn from foreign multinationals? European Economic Review. 51(4), 993-1010
• GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2007. Exporting, productivity and agglomeration. European Economic Review Elsevier. Available at: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.07.001>
• GREENAWAY, D., GULLSTRAND, J. and KNELLER, R., 2007. Surviving globalisation. Journal of International Economics Elsevier. Available at: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.08.005>
• KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2007. Introduction: WORLD ECONOMY -LONDON-. VOL 30(NUMBER 1), 1-4
• KNELLER RA, 2007. No miracles here: trade policy, fiscal policy and economics growth Journal of Development Studies. (In Press.)
• KNELLER RA, GEMMELL N AND SANZ, I, 2007. Foreign investment, international trade and the size and structure of public expenditures European Journal of Political Economy. (In Press.)
• GREENAWAY, D., GUARIGLIA, A and AND KNELLER, R., 2007. Financial factors and exporting decisions Journal of International Economics. (In Press.)
• KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2007. Industrial Linkages and Export Spillovers from FDI: WORLD ECONOMY -LONDON-. VOL 30(NUMBER 1), 105-134
• KNELLER, R. and STEVENS, P.A., 2006. Frontier technology and absorptive capacity: evidence from OECD manufacturing industries Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 68(1), 1-21
• GREENAWAY, D., KNELLER, R.A. and GULLSTRAND, J., 2006. Exporting May Not Always Raise Firm Productivity Review of World Economics. 141(4), 561-582
• GREENAWAY, D and KNELLER, R., 2006. Exporting and Productivity: Theory, evidence and future research Singapore Economic Review. 50(1), 303-312
• KNELLER, R., 2005. Frontier technology, absorptive capacity and distance Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 67(1), 1-23
• PISU, M., GIRMA, S. and KNELLER, R., 2005. Exports versus FDI: An Empirical Test Review of World Economics. 141(2), 193-218
• GIRMA, S and KNELLER, R., 2005. Productivity levels and dynamics: UK service sector firms 1988-1998. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 52(5), 736-746
• GREENAWAY, D., GULLSTRAND, J. and KNELLER, R., 2005. Exporting May Not Always Boost Firm Productivity WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES ARCHIV. VOL 141(NUMBER 4), 561-582
• GIRMA, S., GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2004. Does exporting increase productivity?: a microeconometric analysis of matched firms Review of International Economics. 12(5), 855-866
• GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2004. Exporting and Productivity in the United Kingdom Oxford Review of Economic Policy. VOL 20(NUMBER 3), 358-371
• KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2004. Export-oriented FDI in the UK Oxford Review of Economic Policy. VOL 20(NUMBER 3), 424-439
• GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R.A., 2004. New Perspectives on the Benefits of Exporting Economie Internationale. 100,
• GIRMA, S., GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2003. Export market exit and performance dynamics: a causality analysis of matched firms Economics Letters. VOL 80(NUMBER 2), 181-187
• KNELLER, R. and ANDREW STEVENS, P., 2003. The specification of the aggregate production function in the presence of inefficiency Economics Letters. VOL 81(NUMBER 2), 77-80
• BLEANEY, M., GEMMELL, N. and KNELLER, R., 2001. Testing the endogenous growth model: public expenditure, taxation, and growth over the long run Canadian Journal of Economics. 34(1), 36-57
• KNELLER, R. and YOUNG, G., 2001. The new British economy National Institute Economic Review. PART 3(ISSU 177), 70-84
• KNELLER, R. and YOUNG, G., 2001. BUSINESS CYCLE VOLATILITY, UNCERTAINTY AND LONG-RUN GROWTH The Manchester School. VOL 69(PART 5), 534-552
• R KNELLER, D GREENAWAY and J GULLSTRAND, Surviving Globalisation Journal of International Economics. 74(2), 264-277