Anja Shortland
Senior Lecturer
Economics and Finance
Brunel University
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Biography
Qualifications
- MEng (Oxon)
- MSc and PhD (LSE)
Personal Biography
Anja Shortland holds an MEng from Oxford University and an MSc and PhD in International Relations from the London School of Economics. Her previous position was at Leicester University (2001-2006) and she has also taught at LSE, Oxford and SOAS. Her research interests lie in the interaction between political conditions, institutions and economic outcomes. She has published on conflict dynamics, the peace dividend, Somali piracy, the politics of financial development and government ownership of banks. Her recent papers were published in the Journal of Development Economics, Oxford Economic Papers and the Journal of Peace Research.
Research
Research Overview
Broadly, my research interest is in political economy – i.e. the way that economic outcomes are shaped by politics and institutions and vice versa. Currently I am particularly interested in the economics of conflict and how businesses organise in the absence of a government providing law and order. My work on piracy has been widely covered in the media and I also contribute to a World Bank project on approaches to resolve piracy in Somalia.
Member, Brunel Centre for Intelligence and Security Studies (BCISS)
Member, Centre for economic Development and Institutions (CEDI)
Current Projects
The Economics of Piracy
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Developmental effects of piracy in Somalia (with World Bank Africa Programme)
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The Economic Dynamics of Conflict
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The Finance - Growth nexus in West Africa
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Recently Completed Projects
Brunel University Research Grant £5000
Using satellite images to track economic development in Somalia
January 2011 – January 2012
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The Role of Government in Finance
Conflict Dynamics in Peru
Tourism and Terrorism in Israel and Egypt
PhD Supervision
Mohamed Helmi: Monetary Policy in the MENA region; September 2010 -
Teaching
Postgraduate Programmes
Module convenor
- Financial Intermediation and Monetary Policy
Administration
- Touch Point Team Leader
External Activity
- External Examiner Birkbeck Colllege
- Steering Committee: Network of European Peace Scientists
- Editorial Board: Journal of Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(2012) Andrianova, S., Demetriades, P. and Shortland, A., Government ownership of banks, institutions and economic growth, Economica 79 (315) : 449- 469
(2011) Shortland, A. and Vothknecht, M., Combating "maritime terrorism" off the coast of Somalia, European Journal of Political Economy 27 S133- S151
(2011) Dasgupta, A., Leon-Gonzalez, R. and Shortland, A., Regionality revisited: An examination of the direction of spread of currency crises, Journal of International Money and Finance 30 (5) : 831- 848
(2010) Fielding, D. and Shortland, A., "An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth”: Political violence and counter-insurgency in Egypt, Journal of Peace Research 47 (4) : 433- 447
(2009) Fielding, D. and Shortland, A., Does television terrify tourists? The effect of US television news on demand for tourism in Israel, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 38 (3) : 245-
(2008) Andrianova, S., Demetriades, P. and Shortland, A., Government ownership of banks, institutions and financial development, Journal of Development Economics 85 (1-2) : 218- 252 Download publication
(2008) Girma, S. and Shortland, A., The political economy of financial development, Oxford Economic Papers 60 (4) : 567- 596 Download publication
Book Chapters
(2005) Shortland, A. and Stasavage, D., Estimating an Interest Rate Reaction Function for the BCEAO. In: Fielding, D. ed. Macroeconomic Policy in the Franc Zone. New York : Palgrave Macmillan 103- 120
(2005) Shortland, A. and Stasavage, D., Monetary policy in the franc zone: Country-level credit policy. In: Fielding, D. ed. Macroeconomic policy in the franc zone. New York : Palgrave Macmillan 89- 102 Download publication
