Victoria Stadheim

Victoria Stadheim is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Hertfordshire's Hertfordshire Business School. She holds a PhD from SOAS University of London and has taught at the University of Winchester, King's College London, and SOAS. Her research focuses on economic crises, neoliberal adjustment, and the role of public banks in mitigating crises' social impacts, particularly in Portugal, Brazil, and the Eurozone periphery.

• Education: PhD in Economics from SOAS University of London

Her research interests bridge heterodox economics and international political economy, emphasizing public banking’s role in crises like the Eurozone debt crisis, environmental challenges, and the Covid-19 pandemic. Collaborations include UNCTAD, Eurodad, and Aqua Publica Europea, with funding from SSHRC, UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund, and UKRI Participatory Research Fund.

Recent projects include the ISRF-funded study on commodity dependency in Lusophone Africa, examining colonial legacies and market structures. Her articles analyze Portugal's industrial decline, municipal water financing under austerity, and public banks' crisis responses.

• Grants: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), UKRI Strategic Priorities Fund

Her work highlights public banks' potential to address systemic vulnerabilities through case studies in Brazil and Portugal, advocating for policy alternatives to neoliberal austerity.