Stephanie Blankenburg

Lecturer in International Political Economy

BA (Econ) Hamburg

MA (Econ) Hamburg

MPhil (Economics of Development) Cambridge

PhD (Economics) Cambridge

Profile

Stephanie Blankenburg specialises in growth theory, the role of institutions in growth and economic development, the contemporary dynamics of the international economy and the history of economic analysis and methodology. She teaches macroeconomic theory in the Economics Department of SOAS and international economics in the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy.

Publications

M. Khan with S. Blankenburg (forthcoming), "The Political Economy of Industrial Policy in Asia and Latin America", in: Cimoli, M., G. Dosi, R. Nelson and J. Stiglitz (eds), Industrial Policies for Developing Economies,Oxford: Oxford University Press.

S. Blankenburg (forthcoming), "The impact of trade policies on domestic industrial development",  in: Cimoli, M., G. Dosi, R. Nelson and J. Stiglitz (eds), Industrial Policies for Developing Economies, Columbia University: Initiative for Policy Dialogue.

S. Blankenburg [with G.C. Harcourt] (forthcoming), "The representative firm and increasing returns: Then and now", in : J. McCombie and P Arestis (eds), Understanding Economic Growth: New Directions in Theory and Policy, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar

S. Blankenburg (forthcoming), "The Empirics and the Theory of Growth", in: McCombie, J. and N. Allington (eds), Cambridge Essays in Applied Economics, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

S. Blankenburg (2005), "Den Bullen reiten? – Möglichkeiten zur wirtschaftlichen Bändigung [Taking the bulls by the horns – How to tame the world economy], in: H. Fürderer, E. Kaiser, I. Pflügl and R. Widowitsch (eds), Trotz Gegenwind, Wien: OGB Verlag, pp. 67-97.

S. Blankenburg [with H. Schui], (2002), Neoliberalismus: Der theoretische Entwurf, der Gegner und die praktische Verwirklichung [Neoliberalism:Theory and Practice], Hamburg: VSA.

S. Blankenburg [with G.C. Harcourt] (2001), "Die Debatte über das repräsentative Unternehmen und zunehmende Skalenerträge in den zwanziger Jahren" [The 1920s debate on the representative firm and increasing returns], in: K.J. Arrow, S. Blankenburg, G.C. Harcourt, B. Schefold and P. Sylos Labini, Die Skalenertragsdebatte im 'Economic Journal' 1922-1930, Vademecum zu der klassischen Debatte über Kosten, Wettbewerb und Entwicklung, Düsseldorf: Verlag Wirtschaft und Finanzen.

S. Blankenburg (2000), "Neoliberalismus: Ökonomische Theorie, Gesellschaftliche Wirklichkeit und der Dritte Weg" [Neoliberalism, Social Reality and the Third Way], in: R. Faber (ed..), Neoliberalismus in Gegenwart und Geschichte, Würzburg:Verlag Königsberg.

S. Blankenburg (2000), "Neoliberale Wirtschaftstheorien und die Krise der Vernunft – Wie weiter?" (Neoliberal economic theory and the crisis of reason – where do we go from here?) in: W. Goldschmidt et al. (eds), Neoliberalismus. Hegemonie ohne Perspektive, Heilbronn: Distel Verlag.

S. Blankenburg (2000) 'Knowledge, economic growth and the role of policy: On the role of 'public-private partnerships' in the new 'knowledge-driven economy', ESRC Centre for Business Research, Department of Applied Economics, Working Paper 185, September.

S. Blankenburg (1998) 'University-Industry Relations, Innovation and Power: A Theoretical Framework for the Study of Technology Transfer from the Science Base', ESRC Centre for Business Research, Department of Applied Economics, Working Paper 102, September.

S. Blankenburg [with H. Schui and R. Ptak] (1997) Wollt Ihr den totalen Markt? Der Neoliberalismus und die extreme Rechte in Europa. [Do you want the total market? Neoliberalism and the Far Right in Europe] München: Kindler/Knaurs/Droemer.

Reviews

S. Blankenburg, Booknote; Picciotto, R. and Wiesner, E.(eds.) , Evaluation&Development. The Institutional Dimension, New Brunswick and London: Transaction Publishers 1998, Economic Journal 1998.

S. Blankenburg, Booknote on Auroi, C., Latin American and East European Economies in Transition. A comparative view, Economic Journal 1999.

Areas of Research and Postgraduate Supervision

Comparative political economy of Latin America (esp. Nicaragua and Venezuela),

Trade and investment in the contemporary international economy

The theory of economic growth (the new 'knowledge economy' and the role of institutions in economic growth)

Contact Details

Room 264

Department of Economics

School of Oriental and African Studies

Thornhaugh Street

Russell Square

London WC1H 0XG

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7898 4277

Fax: +44 (0) 20 7898 4839

E-mail: sb123@soas.ac.uk

Office Hours

13.00-15.00 (Thursday) or by appointment