Matthew Watson is a professor of political economy and international political economy (IPE) in University of Warwick's Department of Politics and International Studies. His work in the area of IPE has been published widely; he has solely authored five books, and had more than fifty articles published in peer reviewed academic journals on a wide range of issues in political economy and IPE.Selected publications
His five books are Foundations of International Political Economy (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005) (which received a nomination for the IPEG Book of the Year Award 2004/2005),Berry, C (2006) Book Review of 'Foundations of International Political Economy', Millennium - Journal of International Studies 35 (1): 239. Political Economy of International Capital Mobility (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007), Uneconomic Economics and the Crisis of the Model World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014), The Market (Agenda, 2018) and False Prophets of Economics Imperialism: The Limits of Mathematical Market Models (Agenda, 2024).
Between 2001 and 2007, Watson served as a member of the Steering Committee of the Standing Conference of Arts and Social Sciences.Steering Committee of the Standing Conference of Arts and Social Sciences
Watson has also been an organiser of two of the Political Studies Association's specialist groups: the Labour Movements Specialist Group and the Political Economy Specialist Group.PSA Political Economy Specialist Group Additionally, he has acted as advisor to both Oxfam (on its fair trade campaign) and War on Want (on its Tobin tax and duty on foreign exchange transactions campaigns in the UK),University of Warwick, PAIS, Matthew Watson and he has occasionally been consulted by Bloomberg.com as an expert on the UK's economic policy.Brown Suffers Setback as Britain Extends RecessionBuiter, Julius Split on BOE Plan Amid "Sick Man" Tag Selected publications The Market (Agenda Publishing, 2018). Uneconomic Economics and the Crisis of the Model World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014). Political Economy of International Capital Mobility (Palgrave Macmillan, 2007).
Foundations of International Political Economy, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. (3rd place in the 2006 Templeton Enterprise Article)Templeton Enterprise Article Award
References
External links Warwick University: Matthew Watson's Biography Matthew Watson's book on his view of IPE