Dr Eugene Michaels
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Job title: Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader
Email: E.I.Michaels@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 591835
Room: E315
Recent publications
Refereed Journal Articles
- 'The Romanian Pension System After Twenty Years of Transition', Journal of Knowledge Management, Economics and Information Technology (forthcoming)
- 'The Determinants of Reform Success - and Failure - in Emerging Economies', in P. Booth et al (eds.) Pension Provision: Government Failure Around the World, The Institute of Economic Affairs, London (December 2008)
- (with David B Smith) 'German Lessons for the British Economy', The Business Economist, Vol. 39 No. 2, 2008
- (with David B Smith) 'The Report of the Tax Reform Commission', Economic Affairs 27 (2), 80-82, June 2007
Co-authored Books
- (with Nicola Lynch) 'Essential Economics Instructor's Manual, First Edition', for 'Essential Economics' by Michael Parkin, Melanie Powell and Kent Matthews, Pearson Education (forthcoming January 2012)
- (with Nicola Lynch) 'Economics Instructor's Manual, Eighth Edition', for 'Economics: European Edition' by Michael Parkin, Melanie Powell and Kent Matthews, Pearson Education (forthcoming December 2011)
Conference papers
- 'The Romanian Pension System Reform', in CICM Conference 2009 '20 Years of Transition in Central and Eastern Europe', London Metropolitan Business School, London, 17-18 September 2009
Faculty: Business, Computing and Law
School: Derby Business School
Subject Area: Business and Management
I am the following:
- Programme Leader MSc International Business
- Programme Leader BA (Hons) International Business
- Programme Leader BA (Hons) International Business and Finace
Supporting the Faculty and School vision
I have been directly involved in the revalidation of international business undergraduate and post-graduate programmes designed to attract home and international students by focusing on employability, student experience and links to research. I have integrated employer engagement into the modules and programmes I lead. Student feedback has informed the design of the new programme structures and the additional support and tuition introduced is aimed to enhance the student experience. As a team we have been engaging our students with external competitions and experts, challenging them in order to expand their employment potential. My personal research interests inform my teaching and, in providing my students with inspirational and research backed educational development, I benefit from my memberships in professional bodies.
Teaching responsibilities
Modules led at Undergraduate level:
-Macroeconomics for Business
-International Business Economics and Strategy
-Investing and Financial Markets
Modules led at Postgraduate level:
-International Economics for Business and Finance
-International Business Theory and Strategy
Modules led on professional courses:
-Global Business Environment
Teaching as part of the economics team:
-Market Economics
-Data Analysis for Business
-Business Skills
Research interests
I am interested in the implications of behavioural economics on pensions and personal financial wellbeing, the privatisation of public pension systems and the investment performance of private pension funds. My published research is centred on social security reform, with emphasis on the experience of the central and eastern European transitional economies.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
Member in the Chartered Management Institute
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Additional Interests and Activities
I am passionate about teaching economics at all levels, despite (or precisely because) of it being a challenging subject to teach. Economics is all about life and the human nature and I believe it should be eminently accessible to everyone. I focus my efforts on getting my students to apply economic reasoning, think critically and see the relevance to their own personal lives.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA in Economics (first class), Academy of Economic Studies, Bucuresti, Romania
Postgraduate qualifications
- MA in Economics (distinction), Academy of Economic Studies, Bucuresti, Romania
Research qualifications
- PhD in Economics on pension reform in Central and Eastern Europe, The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham
- PhD in Economics on saving and social security, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucuresti, Romania
