Research Interests
Sustainable Development, Macroeconomics, National Accounting and Structural Econometric Modelling
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Li, W., Lu, S., 2024 Assessing Structural Transformation and the Potential Impacts of Belt and Road Initiative Projects in Africa. Eur J Dev Res. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-024-00624-1
Lu, S., Coutts, K., Gudgin, G., 2024. Energy shocks and inflation episodes in the UK. Energy Economics 129, 107208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.107208
Lu, S., Shen, J.H., Li, W., Zhang, J., 2020. A theory of economic development and dynamics of Chinese economy. Economic Modelling 86, 69–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2019.06.003 - ScienceDirect
Books and Book Chapters
Chinese infrastructure investment in Africa. 2020. In: De Cremer, D., McKern, B., and Mcguire,J., ed. The Belt and Road Initiative: opportunities and challenges of a Chinese economic ambition. London: Sage
Working Papers
The CER doppelganger index does not provide a credible measure of the impact of Brexit - UK in a changing Europe (ukandeu.ac.uk)
Trust and Productivity Growth - An Empirical Analysis - Bennett Institute for Public Policy (cam.ac.uk)
Research Grants
Using administrative data to understand community well-being - Nuffield Foundation
Blog articles
Does kindness have a place in modern economics? | Baringa
Which investments in human capital will boost productivity growth? - Economics Observatory
How intangible assets can help alleviate the regional disparity - Bennett Institute for Public Policy (cam.ac.uk)
China’s Infrastructure Investment in Africa - A Case of Sierra Leone - A-id