CURRICULUM VITAE Dr. RENUKA METCALFE Ph.D. WELMERC - - PDF document

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CURRICULUM VITAE

• Dr. RENUKA METCALFE Ph.D.

WELMERC Telephone numbers: 01792 513230 Economics Department and 01792 456678 University of Swansea Email: r.metcalfe@swan.ac.uk Singleton Park and rm18203@yahoo.co.uk Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP. Citizenship: British EDUCATION October 2000-5 Ph.D. in Economics, University of Surrey. (I was congratulated for my excellent performance in the viva which lasted only 45 minutes, by both the external and internal Examiners’, in their Report.) Examiners: Ken Clark, Manchester University and Dr. Peter Ingram, Surrey University Supervisors: Professor Paul Levine and Dr. Stephen Drinkwater 1993-4 M.Sc. in Economics, Birkbeck College, University of London. Core Courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics. Options: Advanced Macroeconomics and Labour Economics Project title: Labour productivity in the UK from 1986-1991. 1990-3 B.Sc. (Hons) in Economics, Queen Mary, University of London. Core Courses: Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Econometrics.

Options: Labour Economics and Applied Econometrics.

Project title: Efficiency Wages. AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS:

• 1. RES grant of £250 and Review of Economic Studies grant of £200, to present my paper at

Australasian Econometric Society Meeting in Canberra, 1998.

• 2. RES grant of £220 to present my paper at Australasian Econometric Society Meeting in

Sydney, 2003.

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• 3. RES grant of £200 offered to present my paper at the Latin American Econometric Society

Meeting 2006 in Mexico City.

• 4. ESRC Ph.D. Scholarship. 1995-7. I was one of the 29 recipients in the EU.
• 5. 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 grant.

• 6. South and South East Asia Econometric Society (SAMES) 2006 Program Committee

awarded £94 to present my paper at the SAMES06 in Chennai, India. Editor of a major US journal encouraged me to submit the paper I presented to the said journal, which I have done. RESEARCH INTERESTS: Labour Economics, Economic Theory, Applied Econometrics, Spillovers of Human Capital. TEACHING INTERESTS Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Labour Economics, Economic Theory, Econometrics, Business Economics, Mathematical Economics. PUBLICATIONS

• Metcalfe. R. (2006): The Dynamic Bargaining ProblemSwansea University Working Paper
• No. SBE-E/2006/03.
• Metcalfe. R. (2006): The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour MarketsWELMERC

Swansea University Working Paper No. WELMERC/2006/05.

• Metcalfe. R. (2006): The Dynamic Wage Bargaining ProblemSurrey University Working

Paper No. DP11-06.

• Metcalfe. R. (2007): “Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace

in 2004: Some British Evidence”, IZA Discussion Paper No. 2774.

• Metcalfe. R. (2007): “Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace

in 2004: Some British Evidence”, Swansea University Working Paper No. SBE-E/2007/01.

• Metcalfe. R. (2007): “Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace

in 2004: Some British Evidence”, WELMERCSwansea University Working Paper No. WELMERC/2007/04. RESEARCH PAPERS

• 1. “An Exploration of the Skill and Competence Issues of an EBusiness

Directed Graphic Design Industry" forthcoming in International Journal Of e-Business Management

The Dynamic Bargaining Problemsubmitted to Manchester School

• Does forward looking behaviour matter in wage determination?

Ready for submission to Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations.

• 4. “The importance of Recruitment and Retention in Wage Bargaining”

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Ready for submission to British Journal of Industrial Relations.

• 5. Metcalfe, R. and P. Sloane: “Human Capital Spillovers within the Workplace: Evidence for

All Sectors in Great Britain”. Ready for submission Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics

• 6. “The Modern Development of the Agricultural Industry and Farming Enterprises in Jersey”

(with Brychan Thomas). Submitted to Outlook on Agriculture. WORK IN PROGRESS Metcalfe, R. and P. J. Sloane: “Older Workers and the Labour Market”. 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 Learnings 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 was not

present at Swansea University. RESEARCH GRANT APPLICATIONS WAG Economic Research Grant (2007) application submitted. 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.

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October 2006 Class Tutor, University of Swansea I successfully undertake teaching duties. I also marked scripts. Packages Proficient in: Stata, Microfit, PC Give, XPP and Maple. Other Professional activities Referee for: Bulletin of Economic Research. Society Membership/Fellowship: Fellow of Euro Business Cycle Network Member of the Swansea University Research Forum (competitively established). The Forum was peer-reviewed (externally reviewed by a Fellow of the Royal Society). 1997- Royal Economic Society 2004- American Economic Association 2005- Econometric Society 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:

• 1. Invited Seminar presentation at University of Swansea Internal Research Seminar. “The

Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets,” 29 June 2006.

• 2. 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.

• 3. R. Metcalfe (2006): “The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets,” Latin

American Econometric Society, ITAM, Mexico City. 2-4 November 2006.

• 4. R. Metcalfe (2006): “The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets,” South and

South East Asia Econometric Society, Chennai, India. 18-20 December 2006.

• 5. “Human Capital Spillovers and Economic Performance in the Workplace in 2004: Some

British Evidence”, Bath-Swansea Universities Colloquium, University of Swansea, 9 May 2007.

• 6. “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.

• 7. “The Dynamic Bargaining Problem in Labour Markets,” European Association of Labour

Economists, Oslo, 20-23 September 2007. Conferences/Workshops attended with respect to teaching: Development Economics and Business Education 2005, University of Cambridge.

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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 (first language), Hindi, Marathi, Sanskrit (learnt in three months at the age of 14 and

• btained a Distinction in the Public Examination) and Malayalam (spoken).

Work Experience 7/8/1978-30/7/87 Executive Officer/Supervisor in the Inland Revenue, Lisson Grove, 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 and Class Teacher 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 and publishing papers in labour economics. References

• Prof. Paul Levine

Professor in Economics Economics Department, 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

Lecturer in Economics Economics Department, 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 Economics Department, University of Swansea, Singleton Park, Swansea, SA2 8PP Telephone Number: 01792 513319 Fax No.: 01792 295872 Email: p.j.sloane@swan.ac.uk