About the centre
The Global Economic Policy Group (GEPG) is a joint venture between the University of Westminster (UK), FernUniversität in Hagen (Germany) and Shandong University (China). We promote multilateral cooperation between researchers working in the area of international economics with a shared vision to produce high-quality research that advances knowledge while ensuring that it has a positive impact on policy and practice.
Research events
We host regular workshops, where our recent speakers have included Professor Yifan Zhang (Chinese University of Hong Kong), Professor Gabriel Felbermayr (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Professor Plutarchos Sakellaris (Athens University of Economics and Business), Dr Christoph Görtz (University of Birmingham), Professor Mathias Hoffmann (University of Zurich) and Professor Marco Vivarelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore).
If you would like to receive details of our upcoming events, please contact Karen Jackson (E: [email protected])
Publications
2026
- Beck, K., Filippidis, M., Jackson, K. and Magkonis, G., 2026. Commodity prices redux: A global factor story. Journal of International Money and Finance, p.103588.
- Douch, M., Wu, Y. and Gao, B., 2025. Impact of US sanctions on Russian trade: Firm-level evidence from the NTR act. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 240, p.107314.
- Filippidis, M., Kizys, R. and Tzouvanas, P., 2026. Supply Chain Network, ESG Scores and Financial Performance. Business Strategy and the Environment.
- Oh, E.Y., Magkonis, G. and Zhang, S., 2026. Dynamics of monetary policy regimes in China under rising global uncertainty: A time-varying approach. Finance Research Letters, p.109523.
2025
- Afonso, A., Alves, J. and Beck, K., 2025. Drivers of migration flows in the European Union: Earnings or unemployment?. International Labour Review, 164(2).
- Carnero, M.A., León, A. and Ñíguez, T.M., 2025. Analytic moments of TGARCH (1, 1) models with polynomially adjusted densities. Journal of Financial Econometrics, 23(2), p.nbae019.
- Carnero, M.Á., León, Á. and Ñíguez, T.M., 2025. New bounds for tail risk measures. Finance Research Letters, 75, p.106888.
- Chatziantoniou, I., Colak, G., Filippidis, M., Filis, G. and Tzouvanas, P., 2025. Systemic risk and oil price volatility shocks. Journal of Financial Stability, p.101432.
- Du, J., Shepotylo, O. and Yuan, X., 2025. How did the Brexit uncertainty impact services exports of UK firms?. Journal of International Business Policy, 8(1), pp.80-104.
- Jackson, K., Li, J. and Masino, S., 2025. COSCO and the privatisation of Piraeus port: A tale of three piers. European Journal of Industrial Relations, 31(2), pp.z233-252.
- Janus, J., 2025. Global financial risk and uncovered interest parity premia in Central and Eastern Europe. Economic Modelling, 148, p.107078.
People
Find out more about our academic staff and details of our research outputs.
External (UK) and international members
- Dr Krzysztof Beck
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Associate Professor in Economics
Lazarski University - Professor Joscha Beckmann
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Professor of Macroeconomics
FernUniversität in Hagen - Dr Jakub Janus
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Assistant Professor
Krakow University of Economics - Dr Jamal Khan
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Fellow
Institute of International Studies
Shandong University - Professor Yuan Li
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Vice Dean of Institute of International Studies, and
Professor of School of Northeast Asia Studies,
Shandong University
- Dr Ioannis Litsios
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Lecturer in Finance and Economics
University of Plymouth - Dr Georgios Magkonis
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Senior Lecturer in Economics
University of Portsmouth - Professor Hans-Jörg Schmerer
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Professor of International Economics
FernUniversität in Hagen - Dr Oleksandr Shepotylo
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Senior Lecturer in Economics
Aston University - Professor Markus Taube
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Professor of East Asian Economic Studies
Universität Duisburg-Essen