My research: economic history

• Russia and the Soviet bloc
• Defence and security
• Fighting, cheating, stealing, lying, and spying

Publications

• View a list of my current papers | publications
• View my Amazon author page

Teaching

• EC224 War and Economy in the Twentieth Century

What I think

• About economics, public policy, and international affairs

Affiliations

• Honorary senior research fellow, Centre for Russian, European, and Eurasian Studies, University of Birmingham
• Research associate, ESRC Centre on Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy, University of Warwick
• Editorial board member, Economic Affairs

Other information

• My blog 
• My photographs
• My favourites 
• My survival guide for department chairs
• My notes on classical languages for economists
• My take on life