Mei Jen-Chung

Jen-Chung Mei is a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Westminster, affiliated with the Westminster Business School. He is also an Affiliated Researcher at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy (University of Cambridge) and a member of the Productivity Institute (University of Manchester). Mei holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Sheffield and an MSc in Economics from the University of Manchester, joining the University of Westminster in August 2023.

• PhD in Economics, University of Sheffield (2019)
• MSc in Economics, University of Manchester (year not specified)

Mei’s research focuses on firm-level and sectoral-level productivity, particularly UK productivity trends and cross-country productivity comparisons. Additional interests include foreign direct investment (FDI), multinational enterprises, productivity spillovers, multi-product firms, and star scientist recruitment policies. His work combines applied econometrics with data analysis to address policy-relevant economic questions.

Recent publications include analyses of UK productivity dynamics in Economica (2024, 2023) and Journal of Economic Geography (2022), alongside working papers on topics like markup trends, heterogeneous FDI effects, and price heterogeneity in productivity measurement. While no scientific awards are listed, his affiliations with leading research institutes underscore his academic impact.