About
Dr. David Yarrow is a Lecturer in Political Economy at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. His research focuses on the interplay between economic ideas, governance, and structural power dynamics in advanced capitalism. He examines topics such as digital capitalism, automation, environmental accounting, and the political economy of forecasting.
Research Interests:
- International Political Economy
- Constructivism
- Politics of Economic Ideas
- Global Environmental Accounting
- Macroeconomic Modelling
- Digital Technologies and Labour Markets
Recent work explores how economic ideas shape policy responses to crises like climate change, demographic shifts, and automation. His publications analyze structural power dynamics, green markets, and the governance of systemic risk through lenses of ideational continuity and institutional frameworks.
Key Themes in Articles:
Dr. Yarrow’s articles critically engage with the boundaries between economy and environment, the role of technocratic governance in macroeconomic policy, and the implications of digital technologies for capitalist systems. He emphasizes the normative dimensions of economic discourse in a post-truth era, questioning how measurement practices influence political decisions.
Lab/Research Groups:
He is affiliated with the International Political Economy Research Group and Work & Economy thematic area, contributing to interdisciplinary discussions on digital capitalism and sustainable development.
