Adam Smith School of Economics and Finance (University of Glasgow)
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The Adam Smith School of Economics and Finance at Glasgow University continues a prominent academic and professional record which dates back to the academically acclaimed father of economics, Adam Smith (1723–1790). Serving as Professor of Moral Philosophy, he published a series of seminal works such as The Theory of Moral Sentiments
, The Wealth of Nations
and Lectures on Jurisprudence
; the culmination of which set a foundational precedent for classical economic theory 300 years after the university's inception in 1451.
The School's illustrious historical reputation in academia maintains to the modern day and remains in the forefront of academic research in international finance, international economics, macroeconomics
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments was written by Adam Smith in 1759. It provided the ethical, philosophical, psychological, and methodological underpinnings to Smith's later works, including The Wealth of Nations , A Treatise on Public Opulence , Essays on Philosophical Subjects , and Lectures on...
, The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, generally referred to by its shortened title The Wealth of Nations, is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist and moral philosopher Adam Smith...
and Lectures on Jurisprudence
Lectures on Jurisprudence
Lectures on Jurisprudence is a book of Adam Smith's lectures, comprising notes taken from his early lectures, plus an early draft of The Wealth of Nations.Published as part of the 1976 Glasgow Edition of the works and correspondence of Adam Smith...
; the culmination of which set a foundational precedent for classical economic theory 300 years after the university's inception in 1451.
The School's illustrious historical reputation in academia maintains to the modern day and remains in the forefront of academic research in international finance, international economics, macroeconomics
Professors
- Professor Apostolis Philippopoulos
- Professor Campbell Leith
- Professor Charles Nolan
- Professor Farhad Noorbakhsh
- Professor Gabriel Talmain
- Professor Jim Malley
- Professor Raouf Boucekkine
- Professor Richard Harris
- Professor Ronald MacDonald
- Professor Tao Zhu
- Professor Ulrich Woitek
Senior Lecturers and Lecturers
- Dr Alberto Paloni
- Dr Alexander Kovalenkov
- Dr Alexandros Kontonikas
- Dr Alexandros Kostakis
- Dr Céline Azémar
- Dr Francesca Flamini
- Dr Gang Xu
- Dr Ioana Moldovan
- Dr Joe Byrne
- Dr Konstantinos Angelopoulos
- Dr Luis Angeles
- Dr Mario Cerrato
- Dr Sai Ding
- Dr Xiaoshan Chen
- Jeanette Findlay
- Mr Tony Gloyne
Honorary Academic Staff
- Dr Giorgio Fazio
- Mr Brian Pollitt
- Mr John Crosby
- Mr John McLaren
- Professor Andrew McLaughlin
- Professor Brian Quinn
- Professor Charles Gore
- Professor Mark McGillivray
Visiting Professors
- Professor Javier Andrés
- Professor Karim Abadir
- Professor Marie Connolly
- Professor Steven Husted
Visiting Researchers 2009–2010
- Dr Magdalena Anna Lesińska
- Ms Joanna Nestorowicz
- Ms Katarzyna Śmiała
- Professor Jerzy Śleszyński
Administrative Staff
- Mrs Christine Athorne
- Mrs Claire Laidlaw
- Mrs Lavina McMillan
- Mrs Nicola Birkin
- Ms Jane Brittin
- Ms Louise Darroch
External Teaching Staff
- Mr Andrew Stevenson
- Mr Robin Milne
- Mr Terry Moody
- Professor John Struthers
Graduate Teaching Fellows
- Mr Aditya Chavali
- Mr Aleksandar Vasilev
- Mr Alexander Kadow
- Mr Aman Saggu
- Mr Andreas Tsopanakis
- Mr Bernardo Fernandez
- Mr Fathi Ali
- Mr John Ebireri
- Mr Kaleem Muhammad
- Mr Michael McGoldrick
- Mr Muhammad Tariq Majeed
- Mr Naqeeb Ur Rehman
- Mr Samuel Bonnyai
- Mr Sohail Farooq
- Mr Vito Amendolagine
- Ms Ekaterina Kortava
- Ms Ekaterina Tsibarova
- Ms Khadija Shams
- Ms Man Luo
- Ms Noemi Mantovan
- Ms Xiaoyan Cheng