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Welcome! I am a Professor at the London School of Economics working at the intersection of politics and international economics. My CV is available here. My bio and contact details are below.
For over 20 years, I have researched international political economy, with a focus on trade agreements, subsidies, industrial policy, and international financial rescues. Alongside my academic work, I have contributed to policy discussions including the development of the UK's subsidy control regime. I comment on global economic developments for outlets including the BBC and Bloomberg, and have presented my research to diplomats at the World Trade Organization and civil servants in the UK.
I am a member of the UK's Trade and Agriculture Commission, an independent member of the Parliamentary and Political Service Honours Committee, a member of the Executive Committee and Board of International Organization, and a member of the Editorial Board at the American Political Science Review.
Much of my research focuses on economic geography. My prize-winning book Spending to Win (Cambridge University Press) examines how economic geography shapes countries' policies and international economic relations, specifically, the incentives governments have to direct selective economic benefits, such as subsidies, toward particular businesses. Drawing on interviews with government ministers and public officials, parliamentary records, industry publications, local media coverage, and original quantitative data, the book shows how economic geography and electoral institutions together shape subsidies, political representation, and economic policy.
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London School of Economics
Houghton Street
Department of Government
London WC2A 2AE
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7849 4919
Email: S.Rickard [at] lse.ac.uk
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