Andrew Sentance
- Professorial Fellow
Biography
Worked as a business economist since the mid-1980s, and additionally on environmental issues since the late-1990s. Formerly Director of Economic Affairs at the CBI, Director of the Centre of Economic Forecasting at London Business School, and Chief Economist and Head of Environmental Affairs at British Airways. A key participant in international discussions on limiting the contribution of aviation to climate change from 1998 to 2006. Joined Warwick University in 2006 as a part-time Professorial Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, moving to WBS in 2008. Former member of Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee since 2006 (see the Bank of England website for more information and latest speeches). Also, Member of Commission for Integrated Transport and Visiting Professor at Royal Holloway, University of London. Appointed as PricewaterhouseCooper's Senior Economic Adviser with effect from 7 November 2011.
Research interests
Policy responses to climate change and their impact on the economy and society. Climate change impact of energy and transport industries. Environmental and economic performance of the global aviation industry. UK and international macroeconomic policy issues.
Teaching activity this year
Warwick MBA
- IB834G Sustainability and the Low Carbon Economy module leader
Publications
Journal articles
- Developing transport infrastructure for the low carbon society. Oxford Review Of Economic Policy 25 (2009): 391-410.
- The global credit boom: challenges for macroeconomics and policy. Journal Of International Money And Finance 28 (2009): 1426-1461.
- Challenging times for UK monetary policy. World Economics 9 (2008): 1-10.
- The global economy and UK inflation. Bank Of England Quarterly Bulletin 47 (2007): 574-581.
- Airport slot auctions: desirable or feasible? Utilities Policy 11 (2003).
Working papers
- The global credit boom: challenges for macroeconomics and policy. Bank of England external MPC unit discussion paper No.27 (2009) (Published): 1-60.
Book chapters
- Aviation and climate change - can emissions trading deliver a solution? The Finance of Climate Change. Ed. Kenny Tang. Risk Books, 2005. Chapter 22.
- Sustainable growth of UK airport capacity. Air Transport and Infrastructure: The Challenges Ahead. Ed. Dieter Helm and Derek Holt. OXERA, 2003. Chapter 12.