Abhijit Sharma

Abhijit Sharma is a Professor of Economics and Finance and Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Huddersfield Business School (University of Huddersfield), part of the School of Business, Education and Law. He previously held roles at the University of Bradford, University of Kent, Imperial College London, and the University of Sheffield. His research focuses on international economics, firm innovation, corporate finance, and applied econometrics, with notable contributions in quantile regression and institutional quality analysis.

Education: PhD in Economics (University of Sheffield), MA in International Political Economy (University of Hull, Chevening Scholarship), MBA in International Business (Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Distinction), and BA Honours in Economics (University of Delhi, First Class).

Research interests include innovation outcomes, liquidity dynamics in the Eurozone, motherhood penalty analysis, and trade impacts. He leads grants such as the University of Huddersfield ASRI-funded wellbeing-productivity study and an EU FP7 project (€194,500). External roles include external examiner at Lancaster University and Westminster Business School.

Key partnerships include collaborations with Indian institutions (IIT Delhi, IIM Bangalore) and international universities (University of Barcelona, University of Economics Saigon). Over 10 PhD students have been supervised, with completions in areas like energy poverty, financial inclusion, and corporate governance.

• Awards: British Chevening Scholarship (2001), Distinction in MA/MBA, First Class BA
• Grants: EU FP7 (2015), World Bank, UK Food Standards Agency

Labs/Teams: Leads the Northern Productivity Hub and manages a research team on wellbeing-income-productivity links. Active in international academic partnerships across six countries.