Solomos Solomou (economist)

Solomos Solomou is a University Reader in Economics who teaches at the University of Cambridge. He is also a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. He was initially educated at Kennington School, Camberwell, London before gaining a place at The London School of Economics where he obtained a First Class Honours B.Sc. (Econ.) in 1979, a M.Sc. (Econ.), London School of Economics 1980 and Ph.D. University of Cambridge 1983. He lists his interests as "The following in historical perspective, long cycles; business cycles; trade policy; exchange rate regimes and economic performance; weather and sectoral fluctuations".[1]

He received a Pilkington teaching prize from the University of Cambridge in 1991.[2]

Books edit

Solomou is the author of books including:

  • Phases of Economic Growth 1850-1973: Kondratieff Waves and Kuznets Swings (Cambridge University Press, 1988)[3]
  • Protectionism and Economic Revival: The British Interwar Economy (with Michael Kitson, Cambridge University Press, 1990)[4]
  • Themes in Macroeconomic History: The UK Economy, 1919—1939 (Cambridge University Press, 1996)[5]
  • Economic Cycles: Long Cycles and Business Cycles Since 1870 (Manchester University Press, 1998)[6]

References edit

  1. ^ "Solomos Solomou". University of Cambridge - Faculty of Economics. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  2. ^ Swain, Harriet (24 August 2001). "Glittering prizes". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  3. ^ Reviews of Phases of Economic Growth 1850-1973: Massimo Di Matteo (1990), Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, doi:10.1016/0954-349X(90)90014-Y; Stefano Fenoaltea (1988), Bus. Hist. Rev., doi:10.2307/3115640, JSTOR 3115640; A. G. Ford (1989), Econ. Hist. Rev., doi:10.2307/2596243, JSTOR 2596243; Jean-Yves Grenier (1991), Histoire & Mesure, JSTOR 24565942; Friedrich-Wilhelm Henning (1989), VSWG, JSTOR 20735561; C. W. A. M. van Paridon (1989), Eur. J. Polit. Econ., doi:10.1016/0176-2680(89)90059-1; Brinley Thomas (1989), J. Econ. Hist., JSTOR 2122565; Andrew Tylecote (1988), Econ. J., doi:10.2307/2233925, JSTOR 2233925; Jeffrey G. Williamson (1989), J. Econ. Lit., JSTOR 2727038
  4. ^ Reviews of Protectionism and Economic Revival: Concha Betrán Pérez (1992), Revista de Historia Economica, doi:10.1017/S0212610900003372; Alan Booth (1992), Econ. Hist. Rev., doi:10.2307/2598345, JSTOR 2598345; Stephen N. Broadberry (1991), Bus. Hist. Rev, doi:10.2307/3117433, JSTOR 3117433; Ian Drummond (1991), Int. Hist. Rev., JSTOR 40106460; Barry Eichengreen (1991), J. Econ. Hist, JSTOR 2122602; Andrew J. Marrison (1992), The Manchester School, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9957.1992.tb00213.x; Roger Middleton (1992), Bus. Hist., [1]; Alan S. Milward (1992), VSWG, JSTOR 20736235
  5. ^ Reviews of Themes in Macroeconomic History: B. W. E. Alford (1998), Eng. Hist. Rev., JSTOR 577831; Dudley Baines (1998), VSWG, JSTOR 20739662; Stephen Broadberry (1996), Econ. Hist. Rev., doi:10.2307/2597995; JSTOR 2597995; Roger Middleton (1997), Bus. Hist., [2]; Clair E. Morris, Southern Econ. J., doi:10.2307/1060798, JSTOR 1060798
  6. ^ Reviews of Economic Cycles: Forrest Capie (1999), EH.net, [3]; Thomas E. Hall (2000), J. Econ. Hist, doi:10.1017/S0022050700026292, JSTOR 2566491; Geoffrey E. Wood (1999), Econ. Hist. Rev, JSTOR 2598590