David Bailey (economist)
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Professor David Bailey is a British academic economist at Coventry University
and Chair of the Regional Studies Association
.
before studying Economics at the University of Birmingham
, winning the Hargreaves-Beare Prize for best graduating student and graduating with a First Class Honours degree in 1988. This was followed by a Masters degree at Birmingham in Russian and East European Studies with Economics, and later a PhD at the Birmingham Business School
. He has written extensively on industrial and regional policy and globalisation, especially in relation to the auto industry, and appears frequently in the local, national and international media. Bailey was recently principal investigator on an ESRC funded project with Alex de Ruyter, Caroline Chapain, Gill Bentley and Stephen Hall looking at the impact of the MG Rover closure on workers, families and communities, and the policy response to this.
This recent ESRC funded work on the impact of the MG Rover closure has attracted widespread publicity and was featured in the first of the booklets published by the Academy of Social Science and the ESRC on 'Making the Case for Social Science'.
Bailey has held visiting posts at the University of Bologna
, and in the US, Japan, France and the Czech Republic.
Bailey took up his first post at the Birmingham Business School
as a Research Associate working with George Harte and Roger Sugden, and was appointed a Professor in 2006 and Director of the Birmingham Business School
in 2008. He moved to Coventry University Business School
in 2009.
Outside of Coventry, Bailey is also Chair of the Regional Studies Association
, an active blogger at The Birmingham Post
newspaper and a Non-Executive Director at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
. Bailey was elected an Academician of the Social Sciences in 2008.
Bailey's high media profile and numerous roles have led to him being ranked in several listings of the most influential people in the region, including those in Business Insider magazine and the Birmingham Post
'Power 50'; in the latter he was ranked at No. 8 in 2009.
Most recently he has been active through his academic work, blogs and extensive media work in keeping the plight of the ex-MG Rover workers in the public eye, in making the case for support for the firm Jaguar Land Rover
, in pushing the case for support for the auto industry (earning him the nickname 'Professor Scrappage'), in the campaign to defend Cadbury's independence, and to push for greater protection for UK firms from takeover.
(RSA) in 2004, and was elected its Chair in 2006. The RSA is a major international learned society concerned with the analysis of regions and regional issues. Through its international membership, the RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policy makers and interested lay people in the field of regional studies. The Regional Studies Association
organises frequent events and conferences, and publishes the journals Regional Studies and Spatial Economic Analysis, as well as its Regions and Cities book series with the publisher Taylor and Francis
. The RSA's newsletter is Regions.
. He lives in Harborne
in Birmingham
and is a supporter of West Bromwich Albion Football Club.
Coventry University
Coventry University is a post-1992 university in Coventry, West Midlands, England. Under the terms of the Further and Higher Education Act of 1992, the institution's name was changed from Coventry Polytechnic to Coventry University...
and Chair of the Regional Studies Association
Regional Studies Association
The Regional Studies Association is a major international learned society that is concerned with the analysis of regions and regional issues. Through its international membership, the RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policy makers and...
.
Academic career
Bailey studied at Alsager SchoolAlsager School
Alsager School is a Business and Enterprise College. In September 2009 Alsager School became a Foundation School as it joined the Alsager Community Trust...
before studying Economics at the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Birmingham, England. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Birmingham Medical School and Mason Science College . Birmingham was the first Redbrick university to gain a charter and thus...
, winning the Hargreaves-Beare Prize for best graduating student and graduating with a First Class Honours degree in 1988. This was followed by a Masters degree at Birmingham in Russian and East European Studies with Economics, and later a PhD at the Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School is the business school of the University of Birmingham in England, located in University House, a former hall of residence in Edgbaston which has been extensively refurbished and expanded to provide state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.Originally established...
. He has written extensively on industrial and regional policy and globalisation, especially in relation to the auto industry, and appears frequently in the local, national and international media. Bailey was recently principal investigator on an ESRC funded project with Alex de Ruyter, Caroline Chapain, Gill Bentley and Stephen Hall looking at the impact of the MG Rover closure on workers, families and communities, and the policy response to this.
This recent ESRC funded work on the impact of the MG Rover closure has attracted widespread publicity and was featured in the first of the booklets published by the Academy of Social Science and the ESRC on 'Making the Case for Social Science'.
Bailey has held visiting posts at the University of Bologna
University of Bologna
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna is the oldest continually operating university in the world, the word 'universitas' being first used by this institution at its foundation. The true date of its founding is uncertain, but believed by most accounts to have been 1088...
, and in the US, Japan, France and the Czech Republic.
Bailey took up his first post at the Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School is the business school of the University of Birmingham in England, located in University House, a former hall of residence in Edgbaston which has been extensively refurbished and expanded to provide state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.Originally established...
as a Research Associate working with George Harte and Roger Sugden, and was appointed a Professor in 2006 and Director of the Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School is the business school of the University of Birmingham in England, located in University House, a former hall of residence in Edgbaston which has been extensively refurbished and expanded to provide state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.Originally established...
in 2008. He moved to Coventry University Business School
Coventry University Business School
Coventry Business School is a business school located in Coventry, United Kingdom and a part of Coventry University. The School is home to a number of departments, including: the Department of Strategy and Applied Management; the Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting; the Department of...
in 2009.
Outside of Coventry, Bailey is also Chair of the Regional Studies Association
Regional Studies Association
The Regional Studies Association is a major international learned society that is concerned with the analysis of regions and regional issues. Through its international membership, the RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policy makers and...
, an active blogger at The Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
The Birmingham Post newspaper was originally published under the name Daily Post in Birmingham, England, in 1857 by John Frederick Feeney. It was the largest selling broadsheet in the West Midlands, though it faced little if any competition in this category. It changed to tabloid size in 2008...
newspaper and a Non-Executive Director at the University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust provides adult district general hospital services for South Birmingham as well as specialist treatments for the West Midlands.The trust comprises three hospitals on two sites, which are 1.5 miles apart...
. Bailey was elected an Academician of the Social Sciences in 2008.
Bailey's high media profile and numerous roles have led to him being ranked in several listings of the most influential people in the region, including those in Business Insider magazine and the Birmingham Post
Birmingham Post
The Birmingham Post newspaper was originally published under the name Daily Post in Birmingham, England, in 1857 by John Frederick Feeney. It was the largest selling broadsheet in the West Midlands, though it faced little if any competition in this category. It changed to tabloid size in 2008...
'Power 50'; in the latter he was ranked at No. 8 in 2009.
Most recently he has been active through his academic work, blogs and extensive media work in keeping the plight of the ex-MG Rover workers in the public eye, in making the case for support for the firm Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is a British automotive company owned by Tata Motors of India. It develops, manufactures and sells vehicles under the Jaguar and Land Rover marques.-History:...
, in pushing the case for support for the auto industry (earning him the nickname 'Professor Scrappage'), in the campaign to defend Cadbury's independence, and to push for greater protection for UK firms from takeover.
Books
- Blogs from the Blackstuff. The Case for Rewiring the Economy, by David Bailey and John Clancy, (2010) Fifth Way Press, in association with Coventry University. ISBN 978-1-4452-9232-8.
- Industrial and Regional Policy in an Enlarging EU, edited by David Bailey and Lisa De Propris, (2009). ISBN 978-0-415-49822-7
- Crisis or Recovery in Japan. State and Industrial Economy, edited by David Bailey, Dan Coffey and Phil Tomlinson, (2007). ISBN 978-1-84542-095-6
- Transnationals and Governments. Recent Policies in Japan, France, Germany, the United States and Britain, by David Bailey, George Harte and Roger Sugden, (1994). ISBN 978-0-415-09825-0 (hardback) 978-0-203-06662-1 (electronic)
- Making Transnationals Accountable. A Significant Step for Britain by David Bailey, George Harte and Roger Sugden, (1994) ISBN 978-0-415-06871-0 (paperback) 978-0-415-06870-3 (hardback) 978-0-203-01666-4 (electronic)
Regional Studies Association
Bailey was elected a Trustee and Board member of the Regional Studies AssociationRegional Studies Association
The Regional Studies Association is a major international learned society that is concerned with the analysis of regions and regional issues. Through its international membership, the RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policy makers and...
(RSA) in 2004, and was elected its Chair in 2006. The RSA is a major international learned society concerned with the analysis of regions and regional issues. Through its international membership, the RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policy makers and interested lay people in the field of regional studies. The Regional Studies Association
Regional Studies Association
The Regional Studies Association is a major international learned society that is concerned with the analysis of regions and regional issues. Through its international membership, the RSA provides an authoritative voice of, and network for, academics, students, practitioners, policy makers and...
organises frequent events and conferences, and publishes the journals Regional Studies and Spatial Economic Analysis, as well as its Regions and Cities book series with the publisher Taylor and Francis
Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis Group is an international company originating in the United Kingdom which publishes books and academic journals. It is a division of Informa plc, a United Kingdom-based publisher and conference company.- Overview :...
. The RSA's newsletter is Regions.
Personal life
David Bailey is married to Dr. Lisa De Poptart, who is also an Industrial Economist working at the Birmingham Business SchoolBirmingham Business School
Birmingham Business School is the business school of the University of Birmingham in England, located in University House, a former hall of residence in Edgbaston which has been extensively refurbished and expanded to provide state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities.Originally established...
. He lives in Harborne
Harborne
Harborne is an area three miles southwest from Birmingham city centre, England. It is a Birmingham City Council ward in the formal district and in the parliamentary constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston.- Geography :...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and is a supporter of West Bromwich Albion Football Club.
External links
- Bailey interview on his work and the Birmingham Post Power 50
- Al Jazeera Interviews on Toyota
- Interview with Sky News on Toyota
- Interview with BBC News Channel on the Kraft hostile bid for Cadbury
- Interview with BBC 10 o'clock news on GM not selling Opel / Vauxhall
- David's webpage at Coventry University Business School
- Deloitte 'Made in the UK' Survey Results
- Interview with BBC 10 o'clock News on Jaguar Land Rover
- Regional Studies Association
- David Bailey's Blog at the Birmingham Post newspaper
- Recent webcast at the Birmingham Business School
- Recent interview on CNBC on the Auto industry
- Life After Longbridge: Three Years On (with Caroline Chapain, Michelle Mahdon and Rebecca Fauth)
- Interview with US Public Media's MarketPlace programme on a bail-out for the Big 3 automakers in the US
- Interview with US Public Media's MarketPlace programme on possible financial assistance for Jaguar Land Rover, December 2008
- Latest Policy Briefing on what happened to the MG Rover workers
- Birmingham Post Power 50 Profile on Bailey