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Professor Andrew Brown serves as Professor of Economics and Political Economy at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, holding this position since 2016 after progressing from Lecturer (2000-2008) to Senior Lecturer (2008-2016). His academic journey began with a Research Assistant role at South Bank University and University of East London (1999-2000).
His educational background includes:
- PhD Economics, University of Middlesex
- MA Economics, University of Leeds
- BA (Joint Honours) Economics/Philosophy, University of Leeds
Brown's research critically examines value theory, financialisation, Eurozone dynamics, and wellbeing-economics intersections, emphasizing methodological rigor through critical realism and dialectics. His interdisciplinary work bridges economists, engineers, and environmental scientists to address infrastructure and financial system challenges, notably advancing mixed-methods frameworks for complex socioeconomic analysis.
He has secured circa £15M in external funding from major bodies including EC, ESRC, and EPSRC:
- EPSRC: City Infrastructure Engineering Robots project (£4.2M, 2016-2021, Co-I)
- NERC-ESRC: CVORR Resource Recovery (£1.2M, 2014-2017, Co-I)
- EPSRC-ESRC: i-BUILD Infrastructure Innovation (£3.5M, 2013-2017, Co-Director)
- EU FP7: FESSUD Financialisation Study (£8M, 2011-2016, Co-I)
Award recognition includes:
- 2015 Sage Prize for Innovation/Excellence (critical realism paper)
Brown advises HM Treasury on infrastructure policy and directs the IMBUES research centre. His advisory roles span the Major Projects Association's Green Book+ group and HM Treasury's Strategic Infrastructure Independencies Group (2014-2015). He co-organized the 2012 British Sociological Association Presidential Event on financial crises and co-founded the Political Economy of Work study group (2009-2016).
He teaches the compulsory PhD module 'Nature and Philosophy of Social Science Research' covering research methodology and impact strategies, previously instructing macroeconomics and economic methodology courses at undergraduate levels.
