CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. RENUKA METCALFE Address Office Welsh Economy Labour Market Evaluation Research Centre, Economics Department University of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP. Telephone numbers: 01792 513230 and 07895459265 Email: r.metcalfe@swansea.ac.uk and rm18203@yahoo.co.uk Personal Citizenship: British Marital Status: Single Fields of Specialization Modern Macroeconomic Theory, Productivity, Human Capital Spillovers, Older Workers and the Labour Market, Wage and Employment Determination, Labour Economics, Applied Econometrics. Professional Affiliations Senior Research Officer, Welsh Economy Labour Market Evaluation Centre Fellow, EABCN (Euro Area Business Cycle Network) Royal Economic Society European Labour Economic Association Member of the Swansea University Research Forum (competitively established). The Forum was peer-reviewed (externally reviewed by a Fellow of the Royal Society). 2004-6 American Economic Association 2005-6 Econometric Society EDUCATION Queen Mary, University of London, 1990-3: B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics, 1993. Birkbeck College, University of London, 1993-4, M.Sc. in Economics, 1994. University of Surrey, Ph.D. in Economics, 10/2000-6/2006. AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS: ESRC Ph.D. Scholarship 1995-7. I was one of the 29 recipients in the EU. University of York Scholarship for Ph.D. and University of Bristol Bursary offered, but I did not accept as I later received the prestigious ESRC Ph.D. grant. RES grant of 250 and Review of Economic Studies grant of 200, to present my paper at Australasian Econometric Society Meeting in Canberra, 1998. 1
RES grant of 220 to present my paper at Australasian Econometric Society Meeting in Sydney, 2003. RES grant of 200 to present my paper at the Latin American Econometric Society Meeting 2006 in Mexico City. South and South East Asia Econometric Society (SAMES) 2006 Program Committee awarded 94 to present my paper at the SAMES06 in Chennai, India. Employment Record 7/8/1978-30/7/87 Executive Officer/Supervisor in the Inland Revenue, London NW1. 3/1/89-30/7/89 Law Clerk, London Borough of Harrow, Harrow. 3/1/1991-30/9/2000 Private Tutor at frequent and regular spells Since 31/10/2005 - Senior Research Officer, Welsh Economy Labour market Evaluation and Research Centre (WELMERC), Economics Department, University of Swansea, Swansea, Wales. Main duties entail conducting literature review to inform policy and data analysis, writing commissioned Reports to various external bodies, publishing papers in labour economics, human capital spillovers and older workers and the labour market. Class Teacher, University of Swansea. RESEARCH INTRESTS Labour Economics, Human Capital, Older Workers. TEACHING INTERESTS Macroeconomics, Macroeconomic Theory, Microeconomics, Labour Economics, Economic Theory, Econometrics, Business Economics, Mathematical Economics. TEACHING EXPERIENCE 1995-2000 Personal/Private Tutor, London I successfully undertook a variety of Tutoring Appointments, including: (1) Successfully preparing candidates for Ph.D. examinations in the US. (2) Successfully assisted M.Sc. students with Course and Project work, from establishments including Birkbeck and City Universities. (3) Successfully assisted Third Year B.Sc. students with assignments and projects, from establishments including LSE, UCL, Birkbeck, and City University. Particular assistance offered was highly mathematical at both levels. July 1997, University of Essex Social Sciences Summer School. I successfully contributed to the Social Science Summer School teaching programme, teaching Econometrics to B. Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. students from world wide; which involved twenty hours tutorial teaching and seminar class teaching per week. October 2006-December 2006, Class Tutor, University of Swansea. I successfully undertake teaching duties. I also marked scripts. 2
PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS An Exploration of the Skill and Competence Issues of an e-business Directed Graphic Design Industry", (with Lyndon Murphy, Brychan Thomas, Huw Swayne and Joanna Jones) International Journal of e-business Management, 2007, 1(1), 22-36. The Modern Development of the Agricultural Industry and Farming Enterprise in Jersey, (with Brychan Thomas), Agricultural Journal 3 (4):263-271, 2008. PUBLICATIONS: ARTICLES SUBMITTED AFTER REVISION REQUEST Dynamic Equilibria in Wage Bargaining with Quantitative Evidence, revision submitted to Manchester School SELECTED PAPERS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATIONS STILL AWAITING DECISION Does forward looking behaviour matter in wage determination? Ready for submission to Applied Economics. The importance of Recruitment and Retention in Wage Bargaining Submitted to Labour Economics. Metcalfe, R. and P. Sloane: Human Capital Spillovers within the Workplace: Evidence for All Sectors in Great Britain. Submitted to International Journal of Manpower, Special Issue (at the editors request). Education and Training Spillovers and Economic Performance: An Analysis using WERS 2004 (longer version) Submitted to Economic Journal Conference Volume 2008. SELECTED DISCUSSION PAPERS The Dynamic Bargaining Problem, Swansea University Working Paper No. SBE-E/2006/03. The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets, WELMERC, Swansea University Working Paper No. WELMERC/2006/05. The Dynamic Wage Bargaining Problem, Surrey University Working Paper No. DP11-06. Evidence, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2774. Evidence, Swansea University Working Paper No. SBE-E/2007/01. Evidence, WELMERC, Swansea University Working Paper No. WELMERC/2007/04. Does Forward-Looking Behaviour Matter in Wage Determination? In the process of being submitted to WELMERC, Swansea University Discussion Paper. WORK IN PROGRESS Metcalfe, R. and P. J. Sloane: Older Workers and the Labour Market. Ready for submission. 3
SELECTED PUBLISHED RESEARCH REPORTS Labour Productivity Learning Insight, August 2006, prepared for DELLS (with P.J. Sloane and MGS Economics). Skills Deficiencies Learning Insight, November 2006, prepared for Department for Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills DELLS (with P.J. Sloane, L. Skilton and MGS Economics). Economic Performance Project (with P. J. Sloane and others) for Sector Skills Development Agency. My name is not shown on the document itself, since when the work was bid I had not commenced my employment at Swansea University. Packages Proficient in: Stata, Microfit, PC Give, XPP and Maple. Professional Activities/Reviewer: Bulletin of Economic Research, Manchester School, Applied Economics OTHER ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES October 1991-October 1992 President Economic Society October 2006-September 2007 Vice-President Ph.D. Representative on the Department of Economics Research Committee, on Department Board Meetings and the Departmental Research Students Committee. Seminar presentations: University of Surrey, 2001 Insider-Outsider Theory with Employed and Unemployed Worker University of Surrey, 2002 Does Forward Looking Behaviour Matter in Wage Determination? University of Surrey, 2003 The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets. Conference and Invited Seminar Presentation: Invited Seminar presentation at University of Swansea Internal Research Seminar. The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets, 29 June 2006. R. Metcalfe (2006): The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets, Works and Pensions Economics Conference on 10-12 July 2006 at Kent. I was also the chair of the session I was presenting my paper. R. Metcalfe (2006): The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets, Latin American Econometric Society, ITAM, Mexico City. 2-4 November 2006. R. Metcalfe (2006): The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets, South and South East Asia Econometric Society, Chennai, India. 18-20 December 2006. Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace in 2004: Some British Evidence, Bath-Swansea Universities Colloquium, University of Swansea, 9 May 2007. 4
Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace in 2004: Some British Evidence, Works and Pensions Economics Group, 2007, Manchester, 9-11 July 2007. The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets, European Association of Labour Economists, Oslo, 20-23 September 2007. Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace in 2004: Some British Evidence, Royal Economic Society Conference, 17-19 March 2008. Conferences/Workshops attended with respect to teaching: Development Economics and Business Education 2005, University of Cambridge. Economics Network for Graduate Teaching Assistants in Economics, Nottingham Trent, September 2006. Economics Network for New Lecturers in Economics, Bristol, October 2006. Introduction to University Teaching, Staff Development Unit, Swansea University, October 2006. Second Session on 12 January 2007 Various other training Courses at the Staff Development Unit, University of Swansea. Languages: English, Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit (learnt in three months at the age of 14 and obtained a Distinction in the Public Examination), Malayalam. References Prof. Paul Levine Professor in Economics University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH Telephone Number: 01483 689928 Fax No.: 01483 689548 Email: P.Levine@surrey.ac.uk; pl_levine@yahoo.co.uk Dr. Stephen Drinkwater Senior Lecturer in Economics University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH Telephone Number: 01483 686 952 Fax No.: 01483 689548 Email: s.drinkwater@surrey.ac.uk Prof. Peter Sloane WELMERC Director and Professor in Economics University of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP Telephone Number: 01792 513319 Fax No.: 01792 295872 Email: p.j.sloane@swansea.ac.uk 5