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Published by members of staff, our papers offer insightful analyses, empirical studies, and theoretical advancements, each contributing to global conversations on pressing and real-world economic issues. Whether you're an academic researcher, policymaker, student, or simply curious about research at SOAS Economics, we invite you to explore our collection and engage with the latest insights shaping economic discourse.

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Publications 2026

  • Andreoni, A., Robb, N., & Van Huellen, S. (2026). Financialization of non-financial corporations: A new framework with cases from South Africa. Development and Change, 57(2), 339–376. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.70054

  • Balliester Reis, T. (2026). What is financial inclusion? A critical review. Journal of Economic Issues, 60(1), 210–231. https://doi.org/10.1080/00213624.2026.2613366

  • Dafermos, Y. (2026). The climate crisis meets the ECB: Tinkering around the edges or paradigm shift? New Political Economy, 31(4), 716–736. https://doi.org/10.1080/13563467.2025.2607699

  • Dryden, A. (2026). Where are all of Asia's debt-for-nature swaps? Asian Development Review, 43(1), 277–311. https://doi.org/10.1142/s0116110526500034

  • Heisse, C. (2026). Economics imperialism: A rejoinder to Ambrosino, Cedrini, and Davis. The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 33(3), 612–614. https://doi.org/10.1080/09672567.2026.2674651

  • Heisse, C. (2026). Talking a lot, yet little to say: Economics imperialism in the economics of climate change. Review of Radical Political Economics, 58(2), 315–332. https://doi.org/10.1177/04866134251415573

  • Hennessey, M., Tak, M., Karamchedu, A., & Syndicus, I. (2026). Rise of the golden chicken: Tracking Bangladeshi Sonali production amid global poultry transformation. Agriculture and Human Values, 43(2), Article 94. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-026-10891-9

  • Kopati Gbali, C. A., Eze, O. I., & Arbor, F. (2026). Cloud, control and diagnostic sovereignty: The political economy of AI-enabled health diagnostics in Africa. Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy, 6, Article e2026022. https://doi.org/10.7189/001c.161583

  • Lapavitsas, C. (2026). A topography of the new dollar imperialism. New Left Review, 157. https://doi.org/10.64590/yn5

  • Lapavitsas, C., & Hart, R. (2026). Trump's chaotic imperialism: Economic warfare, geopolitical truculence and domestic authoritarianism. Socialist Register, 62. https://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/47469

  • Lawes-Johnson, A., Tak, M., & Abeyesinghe, S. M. (2026). Untangling animal-based production narratives: A review of UK's post-Brexit policy landscape. British Food Journal, 128(13), 390–412. https://doi.org/10.1108/bfj-04-2025-0405

  • Oyadeyi, O. O., Uddin, E., & Olusola, E. O. (2026). Economic policy uncertainty and firm profitability in Nigeria: Does oil price volatility deepen the shock? Economies, 14(1), Article 18. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies14010018

  • Zhang, J. (2026). Learning to industrialize: Ideas, institutions and power in the development of industrial parks in Ethiopia. Development and Change, 57(2), 377–406. https://doi.org/10.1111/dech.70053

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