Key roles in the Department of Economics
Head of Economics
Professor Conny Wollbrant
Professor Conny Wollbrant received his BSc in Economics from the University of York, an MSc from the London School of Economics, and a PhD from the University of Gothenburg, holding tenured positions at both the University of Gothenburg and the University of Stirling before joining the University of St Andrews in 2022. He is a member of the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Research Ethics Panel and is involved in the NERC-funded SPACES project to improve waste management in Tanzania and Malawi.
- Email:
- bschooleconhod@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0)1334 46 5040
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Departmental Director of Teaching
Dr Yulia Moiseeva
Yulia’s research seeks to understand the interaction between credit and labour market frictions. Her current projects investigate this interaction as a potential account of aggregate macroeconomic fluctuations, as well as the effect of credit market imperfections on wages.
- Email:
- econdot@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0)1334 46 1730
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Departmental Director of Research and Impact Lead
Dr Margaret Leighton
Dr Margaret Leighton joined the University of St Andrews in 2015, after receiving her PhD from the Toulouse School of Economics. Originally from Canada, she completed her undergraduate studies in Economics at Mount Allison University.
- Email:
- bschoolecondor@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0)1334 46 2442
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead
Dr Margherita Negri
Margherita is a microeconomist with a special interest in political economy, voting theory, and game theory. She has conducted theoretical research on voting under proportional representation, the measurement of ethnic voting, and immigration. Currently Margherita is working on the interplay between institutions and immigration policies in a country, populism, and on the application of bounded rationality to voting theory.
- Email:
- bschooleconedi@st-andrews.ac.uk
- Phone:
- +44 (0)1334 46 2419
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