Dr Annette Roberts - Associate Member of BRASS

Career Experience and Qualifications

Dr Annette Roberts is Deputy Director of Welsh Economy Research Unit & Lecturer in Economics at Cardiff Business School, and an associate member of the BRASS Centre. Annette became a member of staff at Cardiff University in 1994, and completed her PhD on ‘The Economic Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in Wales’ in 1996. Her main research interests are in regional economics and policy, including regional economic modelling, and the economics of the multinational. She has undertaken research work for a range of organisations including the European Union, Forestry Commission, WDA, Arts Council, the Countryside Council for Wales and the Welsh Assembly Government. Annette is also Editor of the Welsh Economic Review.

Research Areas of Interest

Modelling economy-environment interactions; Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare; Sustainability indicators; Regional economic policy.

Research Projects

Annette is currently working on projects to develop an Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) for Wales, and to develop an environment module within Input-Output tables for Wales.

Links to BRASS projects

Publications

Recent Publications

  • "Foreign Direct Investment, Transactions Linkages, and the Performance of the Domestic Sector", International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2002 (with N.Driffield and M.Munday)
  • Assessing the Regional Transactions of Foreign Manufacturers in Wales: Issues and Determinants, Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie (TESG), 2001, 92.2, pp202-16 (with M. Munday).
  • Regional Policy Effectiveness and Local Governance Issues: Some Welsh Perspectives, Policy Studies, 2001, 22.1, pp51-60 (with M.Munday and D.Pickernell).
  • "The Role of Forestry Industry Transactions in the Rural Economy", Journal of Rural Studies, 2001, (with M.Munday)
  • Assessing the Role of the Arts and Cultural Industries in a Local Economy, Environment and Planning A, 2000, 32, pp1391-1408, with J.Bryan, S.Hill and M.Munday

Other Key Publications

  • Asian Economic Problems and Prospects for Foreign Direct Investment: Local Evidence from the UK, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, 2000, 12.1, pp 17-35. (with M.Munday and D.Pickernell).
  • The Economic Effectiveness of Higher Education in ‘Nation’ Regions of the UK: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Wales, Higher Education Management, OECD, 1999, 11.3, pp127-142. (with S.Hill and I. McNicoll).
  • Welsh Input-Output Tables for 1995, University of Wales Press, Cardiff, 1998, (with S.Brand and S Hill)

Teaching Commitments

Annette teaches on the Business Economics undergraduate degree scheme, and the MBA programme at Cardiff Business School. She contributes lectures on Managerial Economics, and Modern Business Enterprise courses.

Contact Details

Tel: 029 20 875058
Fax: 029 20 874419
Email: RobertsA1@Cardiff.ac.uk
Room number (CARBS): T01b

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