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Professor Huw Dixon is a distinguished economist at Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, where he serves as Head of the Economics Section since 2018. Previously, he was a Professor at York University from 1992 until joining Cardiff in 2006. He has held numerous editorial positions including at the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of Industrial Economics, and the Controversies section in The Economic Journal.
- PhD from Oxford University (1985) under Nobel Laureate Sir James Mirrlees
- Professor at York University (1992-2006)
- Head of Economics Department at York (2003-2006)
- Head of Economics Section at Cardiff Business School (2018-present)
Professor Dixon's research spans multiple areas of economics with a particular focus on the macroeconomics of imperfect competition, oligopoly theory, learning and bounded rationality. His work on price microdata to model nominal rigidity of prices has been influential in understanding inflation dynamics. He has made significant contributions to economic measurement, particularly during the pandemic period, and has developed methods to better understand price behavior using micro-data from sources like the UK CPI price-quote dataset.
His recent publications demonstrate a strong trend toward analyzing economic measurement challenges arising from the pandemic and inflation dynamics, with numerous 2023-2025 publications addressing energy expenditures, inflation measurement, and economic forecasting. His work bridges microeconomic price behavior with macroeconomic implications, particularly regarding monetary policy and inflation persistence.
- Member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society
- Member of the CEPR
- Member of the CESifo network
- Research Lead for economic measurement at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Professor Dixon has supervised over 30 PhD students throughout his career, with research topics covering oligopoly, industrial economics, monetary policy, and applied work on nominal rigidity using micro price data. He currently teaches BS 3578 Economic Statistics in Theory and Practice, a course he designed that explores how key economic data such as inflation and GDP are constructed using raw data. His research has consistently informed his teaching approach, particularly in connecting theoretical concepts with practical economic measurement issues.
