Professor Mark Schaffer
Professor Mark Schaffer
Professor of Economics
My fields of research include applied econometrics, labour markets, economic history, energy economics and evolutionary theory.
Areas of interest
- Economics, microeconomics, econometrics, energy, economic history
Qualifications
1990: PhD in Economics, London School of Economics
1985: MA in Economics, Stanford University
1983: MScEcon in Economics, London School of Economics
1982: AB Magna Cum Laude, Harvard University
Background
Professor of Economics, Heriot-Watt University, 1995-date
Director, CSEDA, 2020-date
Director, Scottish Graduate School of Social Science 2011-2012
Director, Centre for Economic Reform & Transformation (CERT), HWU 1997-2011
Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics, 1990-95
Lecturer in Economics, School of European Studies, University of Sussex 1989-1990
I have worked as a consultant for organizations such as the World Bank, the IMF, EBRD, the United Nations, the European Commission, and the Department for International Development of the UK Government.
Recent publications
Projects/Research showcase
Awards
2009 - present, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE)
2017 - present, Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
Research Fellow, IZA Institute for the Study of Labour