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Edith Penrose's Legacy: Shaping Economics, Management and Political Economy (2025)
Book
Michie, J., & Oughton, C. (Eds.). (2025). Edith Penrose's Legacy: Shaping Economics, Management and Political Economy. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003587132

Edith Penrose is best known for The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, originally published in 1959, but she made major contributions in other fields, including patents, the oil industry, and development economics. This book explores her work and lega... Read More about Edith Penrose's Legacy: Shaping Economics, Management and Political Economy.

Edith Penrose’s influence on economic analysis, strategic management and political economy (2024)
Journal Article
Michie, J., & Oughton, C. (in press). Edith Penrose’s influence on economic analysis, strategic management and political economy. International Review of Applied Economics, 38(1/2), 2-11. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2024.2336315

Edith Penrose is best known for her classic book The Theory of the Growth of the Firm, originally published in 1959, but she also made major contributions in other fields, including patents, the oil industry, and development economics. This special d... Read More about Edith Penrose’s influence on economic analysis, strategic management and political economy.

Edith Penrose and the Penrose Lectures (2024)
Journal Article
Adjepong-Boateng, K., & Oughton, C. (in press). Edith Penrose and the Penrose Lectures. International Review of Applied Economics, 38(1/2), 12-16. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2024.2331000

This article summarises Edith Penrose’s career and impact on two disciplines - economics and management. The extent of her influence can be gauged by scanning the pages of leading publications in both fields, where copious references to Penrosian The... Read More about Edith Penrose and the Penrose Lectures.

Joan Robinson: Early Endogenous Growth Theorist (2023)
Journal Article
Oughton, C., & Tobin, D. (2023). Joan Robinson: Early Endogenous Growth Theorist. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 47(5), 943-964. https://doi.org/10.1093/cje/bead032

We start from Robinson’s article on Harrod’s Dynamic Economics and her criticism that technological change was exogenous: ‘in Mr. Harrod’s world, technical progress falls like the gentle dew from heaven and is not susceptible to any economic influenc... Read More about Joan Robinson: Early Endogenous Growth Theorist.

Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy (2023)
Journal Article
Bustamante, J., Oughton, C., Pesque-Cela, V., & Tobin, D. (in press). Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy. Research Policy: Policy, management and economic studies of science, technology and innovation, 52(9), Article 104850. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2023.104850

This paper revisits the patents debate and considers the role of intellectual property rights and their impact on society in the context of inventions designed to protect global common pool resources (CPRs) such as public health and the environment.... Read More about Resolving the patents paradox in the era of COVID19 and climate change: Towards a patents taxonomy.

Dynamic Capabilities and Expansion Opportunities in a Development Context: A Firm-level Perspective (2023)
Thesis
Hussein, M. W. A. Dynamic Capabilities and Expansion Opportunities in a Development Context: A Firm-level Perspective. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Firms are the engine of economic development. Extant literature shows that firms are heterogeneous in learning and capability building, and more so in their growth orientation and strategic capabilities to sense and exploit opportunities. Using the d... Read More about Dynamic Capabilities and Expansion Opportunities in a Development Context: A Firm-level Perspective.

Mind the Gap: the Relationship Between Gender, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy (2023)
Thesis
Sholevar, M. Mind the Gap: the Relationship Between Gender, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

Ambitious plans for sustainable development in Ethiopia since the mid-2000s have significantly improved the financial inclusion of women along with the wider financially excluded population. However, the critical question about the gender gap is stil... Read More about Mind the Gap: the Relationship Between Gender, Financial Inclusion and Financial Literacy.

Measuring Corporate Diversity in Financial Services: A Diversity Index (2022)
Journal Article
Michie, J., & Oughton, C. (in press). Measuring Corporate Diversity in Financial Services: A Diversity Index. International Review of Applied Economics, 36(3), 308-337. https://doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2022.2090522

This paper provides a measure of corporate diversity in financial services. Our index is based on four components: ownership; competitiveness; balance sheet structure/resilience; and geographic spread. The first of these sub-indexes measures ownershi... Read More about Measuring Corporate Diversity in Financial Services: A Diversity Index.

The diffusion of fintech, financial inclusion and income per capita (2021)
Journal Article
Kanga, D., Oughton, C., Harris, L., & Murinde, V. (2022). The diffusion of fintech, financial inclusion and income per capita. European Journal of Finance, 28(1), 108-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2021.1945646

Advances in information and communication technology (ICT) have provided a platform for the introduction and diffusion of a range of financial technologies that have transformed the financial sector. This study analyses the diffusion of financial tec... Read More about The diffusion of fintech, financial inclusion and income per capita.

The Case for a New International Accord on Diffusing Innovations and Building Technological Capacity (2021)
Report
Oughton, C. (2021). The Case for a New International Accord on Diffusing Innovations and Building Technological Capacity

To overcome major global challenges such as COVID-19, rising inequality, and the climate crisis, serious efforts are needed to build innovation and technological capacity, quickly diffuse technological know-how, and extensively expand productive capa... Read More about The Case for a New International Accord on Diffusing Innovations and Building Technological Capacity.

The Evolution of the Financial System in China: A Diversity Index (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oughton, C., Pesque-Cela, V., & Tobin, D. (2018, September). The Evolution of the Financial System in China: A Diversity Index. Presented at European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy Annual Conference, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis (Nice, France)

Innovation in Korea (2018)
Thesis
Yoon, M.-H. K. Innovation in Korea. (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The 2018 Conceptual Framework for International Financial Reporting Standards : An Examination of Conservatism (Asymmetric Prudence) (2018)
Thesis
Lakshminarayan, S. The 2018 Conceptual Framework for International Financial Reporting Standards : An Examination of Conservatism (Asymmetric Prudence). (Thesis). SOAS University of London

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has persistently rejected a role for asymmetric prudence (conservatism) in its Conceptual Framework (CF) while simultaneously acknowledging its selective relevance in standard setting, thus presenti... Read More about The 2018 Conceptual Framework for International Financial Reporting Standards : An Examination of Conservatism (Asymmetric Prudence).

China’s State Energy Investment during 1991-2007: Investment Analysis and Policy Issues (2015)
Journal Article
Bo, H., Zhang, B., Oughton, C., Yuan, X., & Ma, J. (2016). China’s State Energy Investment during 1991-2007: Investment Analysis and Policy Issues. Regional Studies, 50(10), 1769-1784. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2015.1058922

This article examines China’s state energy investment during 1991-2007 using provincial level panel data. The analysis shows that China’s state energy investment is (1) driven by demand for energy, (2) mostly unrelated to energy efficiency, (3) under... Read More about China’s State Energy Investment during 1991-2007: Investment Analysis and Policy Issues.

21st Century Environmental Challenges: The Need For a New Economics (2011)
Journal Article
Michie, J., & Oughton, C. (2011). 21st Century Environmental Challenges: The Need For a New Economics. The European financial review, 2011(Oct-Nov), 76-80

Research on environmental economics and policy has been dominated by neoclassical theory. While there have been advances in this approach, including more sophisticated analysis of imperfect information and time, and the development of endogenous gro... Read More about 21st Century Environmental Challenges: The Need For a New Economics.

Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Empirics and Policy (2011)
Journal Article
Asheim, B., Lawton-Smith, H., & Oughton, C. (2011). Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Empirics and Policy. Regional Studies, 45(7), 875-891. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2011.596701

Regional innovation systems: theory, empirics and policy, Regional Studies. Interest in regional innovation systems has grown significantly over the past three decades driven partly by advances in theoretical analysis, partly by the growing interest... Read More about Regional Innovation Systems: Theory, Empirics and Policy.