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Richard Kneller

Professor of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences

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Biography

Richard is a Professor of Economics and Deputy Director for the Nottingham Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP). He leads the research on Globalisation, Productivity and Technology within GEP and research on the Digitisation and Technology within the ESRC Centre on Inclusive Trade Policy (). He was also part of a ESRC hub (), which explored ways of boosting the digital performance of around 16,000 UK companies. He is an external fellow of and an editor of The World Economy

His research has formed the basis for collaborations and advisory work with the UK government (HMRC/Treasury, Department for International Trade, Department for Business), as well as international organisations that include World Bank, IMF, European Commission and the OECD, as well as private companies such as Amazon Web Services and Norwich Union. He has been asked to provide expert evidence to the House of Commons and House of Lords on the topic of UK exports.

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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 taught the Economic Policy Analysis module. This module covered 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

His research focuses on the causes and consequences of technological change. This has included research on the effects of various digital technologies, and their connections with productivity,… read more

Recent Publications

  • TIMOTHY DESTEFANO, RICHARD KNELLER and JONATHAN TIMMIS, 2023. Cloud computing and firm growth Review of Economics and Statistics. 1-47
  • 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. 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.)

Current Research

His research focuses on the causes and consequences of technological change. This has included research on the effects of various digital technologies, and their connections with productivity, international trade and FDI. ​​​​​He has published over 70 academic papers including in the Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Journal, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Geography, Research Policy,European Economic Review, Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization and the Canadian Journal of Economics.

  • TIMOTHY DESTEFANO, RICHARD KNELLER and JONATHAN TIMMIS, 2023. Cloud computing and firm growth Review of Economics and Statistics. 1-47
  • 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. 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. 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. 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 Economic Journal. 121(550), F33-F58
  • R KNELLER and M PISU, 2011. The World Economy. 34(6), 893-930
  • R KNELLER and P KARPATY, 2011. Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv). 147(1), 109-130
  • KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2010. Canadian Journal of Economics. 43(2), 494-519
  • R KNELLER, D GREENAWAY and X ZHANG, 2010. 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. European Economic Review. 53(2), 237-254
  • R KNELLER, D GREENAWAY and J GULLSTRAND, 2009. 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. The World Economy. 31(6), 701-719
  • GIRMA, S., KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2008. Review of International Economics. 16(1), 142-158
  • KNELLER, R., PISU, M. and YU, Z., 2008. Canadian Journal of Economics. 41(2), 639-669
  • R KNELLER and N GEMMELL, 2008. European Journal of Political Economy. 24(1), 151-171
  • KNELLER, R. and GREENAWAY, D., 2008. European Economic Review. 52(5), 919-939
  • GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R.A., 2007. Economic Journal. 117(517), ¹ó134–F161
  • GIRMA, S., KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2007. European Economic Review. 51(4), 993-1010
  • GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2007. Elsevier. Available at: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.07.001>
  • GREENAWAY, D., GULLSTRAND, J. and KNELLER, R., 2007. Elsevier. Available at: <http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2007.08.005>
  • KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2007. WORLD ECONOMY -LONDON-. VOL 30(NUMBER 1), 1-4
  • KNELLER RA, 2007. Journal of Development Studies. (In Press.)
  • KNELLER RA, GEMMELL N AND SANZ, I, 2007. European Journal of Political Economy. (In Press.)
  • GREENAWAY, D., GUARIGLIA, A and AND KNELLER, R., 2007. Journal of International Economics. (In Press.)
  • KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2007. WORLD ECONOMY -LONDON-. VOL 30(NUMBER 1), 105-134
  • KNELLER, R. and STEVENS, P.A., 2006. 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. Singapore Economic Review. 50(1), 303-312
  • KNELLER, R., 2005. 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. Scottish Journal of Political Economy. 52(5), 736-746
  • GREENAWAY, D., GULLSTRAND, J. and KNELLER, R., 2005. WELTWIRTSCHAFTLICHES ARCHIV. VOL 141(NUMBER 4), 561-582
  • GIRMA, S., GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2004. Review of International Economics. 12(5), 855-866
  • GREENAWAY, D. and KNELLER, R., 2004. Oxford Review of Economic Policy. VOL 20(NUMBER 3), 358-371
  • KNELLER, R. and PISU, M., 2004. 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. Economics Letters. VOL 80(NUMBER 2), 181-187
  • KNELLER, R. and ANDREW STEVENS, P., 2003. Economics Letters. VOL 81(NUMBER 2), 77-80
  • BLEANEY, M., GEMMELL, N. and KNELLER, R., 2001. 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. The Manchester School. VOL 69(PART 5), 534-552
  • R KNELLER, D GREENAWAY and J GULLSTRAND, Journal of International Economics. 74(2), 264-277

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