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Robert Rowthorn is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. Their academic work focuses primarily on the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance, with a particular emphasis on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Modeling and Simulation, Infectious Diseases, and Soil Science.

The scientist's research broadly addresses topics including COVID-19 epidemiological studies, economic theories and models, economic theory and policy, monetary policy and economic impact, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research, COVID-19 pandemic impacts, and agricultural risk and resilience.

Recent notable publications include:

  • A cost-benefit analysis of the COVID-19 disease, 2020, Oxford Review of Economic Policy
  • The Optimal Control of Infectious Diseases via Prevention and Treatment, 2020, Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • On the management of population immunity, 2022, Journal of Economic Theory
  • The Godley-Tobin lecture, 2020, Review of Keynesian Economics
  • The Conflict Theory of Inflation Revisited, 2024, Review of Political Economy

Key frequent co-authors contributing to their research include:

  • J.M. Maciejowski
  • Flavio Toxvaerd
  • Thomas Michl
  • Scott Sheffield
  • David Vines

Robert Rowthorn has published multiple articles in these recurring venues:

  • Review of Keynesian Economics
  • The Japanese Political Economy
  • Oxford Review of Economic Policy
  • Apollo (University of Cambridge)
  • Journal of Economic Theory

Their work often intersects with interdisciplinary topics such as infectious disease modeling and economic impact analysis, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Publications reflect contributions to both theoretical economic frameworks and applied health economics.

Best Publications

  • Conflict, inflation and money

    R. E. Rowthorn

  • Growth, Trade, and Deindustrialization

    Unknown

  • Unemployment, wage bargaining and capital-labour substitution

    R Rowthorn

  • De-industrialization and foreign trade

    A. P. Thirlwall;R. E. Rowthorn;J. R. Wells

  • Book reviewThe international operations of national firms: A study of direct foreign investment : Stephen H. Hymer, (M.I.T. Press, Cambridge, MA, 1976) pp. xxii + 253, $12.50.

    Padma Desai;Carlos F. Díaz Alejandro;Jagdish N. Bhagwati;Thomas Horst

  • CAPITAL FORMATION AND UNEMPLOYMENT

    Robert Rowthorn

  • Productivity and American Leadership

    Robert E. Rowthorn

  • De-industrialisation and the balance of payments in advanced economies

    Robert Rowthorn;Ken Coutts

  • Centralisation, Employment and Wage Dispersion

    R. E. Rowthorn

  • What Remains of Kaldor's Law?

    R. E. Rowthorn

  • The fiscal impact of immigration on the advanced economies

    Robert Rowthorn

  • The Economic Effects of Immigration into the United Kingdom

    David Coleman;Robert Rowthorn

  • Intra-Industry Trade and Investment Under Oligopoly: The Role of Market Size

    R. E. Rowthorn

  • A cost–benefit analysis of the COVID-19 disease

    Robert Rowthorn;Jan Maciejowski

  • The Optimal Control of Infectious Diseases via Prevention and Treatment

    Robert Rowthorn;Flavio Toxvaerd

  • Ownership, technology and institutional stability

    Ugo Pagano;Robert Rowthorn

  • The Role of the State in Economic Change

    Ha-Joon Chang;Robert Rowthorn

  • Efficiency Wages and Wage Dispersion

    Ramana Ramaswamy;Robert E. Rowthorn

  • Spoilt for choice? Multinational corporations and the geography of international production

    Richard Kozul-Wright;Robert Rowthorn

  • A note on Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First Century

    Robert Rowthorn

  • Transnational Corporations and the Global Economy

    Richard Kozul-Wright;Robert Rowthorn

  • Deindustrialization : causes and implications

    Robert Rowthorn;Ramana Ramaswamy;Graham Hacche;Flemming Larsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jan Maciejowski
Jan Maciejowski University of Cambridge
Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang School of Oriental and African Studies
Ramanan Laxminarayan
Ramanan Laxminarayan Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy
Christopher A. Gilligan
Christopher A. Gilligan University of Cambridge
Paul Seabright
Paul Seabright Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Will Martin
Will Martin International Food Policy Research Institute
Samuel Bowles
Samuel Bowles Santa Fe Institute
Anthony Thirlwall
Anthony Thirlwall University of Kent

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