post

Senior Lecturer in Economics

responsibilities

Course Leader Business Economics

brief biography

Craig has been course leader for Business Economics for a number of years and has taught on a wide range of economics courses. He is also responsible for a module in Applied Ethics, which reflects his interdisciplinary interests. He has a PhD from UCL in which he concentrated on John Rawls' theory of justice - a writer of interest to both economists and philosophers.

key teaching areas

• Microeconomics
• Applied Ethics
• Economic Reporting (Honours level research project)
• Economics in Society
• MA International Business: Dissertation supervision

Research interests

• Social Justice and Sustainability
• Climate Change and Discount Ethics
• Global Justice
• Sustainability and Ethical Business Strategy

Publications

• Duckworth, C. (Forthcoming) 'Climate Change and the Social Discount Rate', International Journal of Green Economics - presented at the Green Economics Institute Annual Conference at Mansfield College, Oxford University, August 2009.


Conference presentations:

• 'Sustainable Capitalism, Capabilities, and Joint Responsibility', The Society for the Advancement of Socioeconomics, Sciences Po, Paris, July 2009
• 'Climate Change and Narrative Economics' (with Girardi, G) Easter Economics Association, New York, Feb. 2009
• 'Social Justice, Sustainability, and Ethical Strategy' paper presented to the 7th Annual Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility, Durham Business School, 5th Sep. 2008.
• 'Climate Change and Discount Ethics' work in progress presented to CIBS inaugural conference, London Metropolitan University, Jul. 2008.
• 'Critical Thinking, Problem Based Learning and Inclusive Education', paper presented to the Higher Education Research Seminar Series, London Metropolitan University, Jan. 2008.

Memberships

• Member of the 'Economics Advisory Committee' for the College of Estate Management, University of Reading validated programmes.
• Member of the Centre for International Business and Sustainability

Alumni information

Brian Macaulay, Director of Innovation Index, NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts).
Undergraduate degree: BA Business Economics 1995