Robert Edwards

Robert is an economist, currently appointed as Assistant Professor in Industrial Economics (Research & Teaching) and Division Teaching Director at the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining the Industrial Economics Division in 2019, Robert served as Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool between 2016-2019, where he also completed his PhD.

Robert's research areas are Industrial Economics (theory), Game Theory, Microeconomic Theory and Behavioural Economics. In Industrial Economics, his research interests include: optimal pricing and promotions of firms, optimal decision processes of consumers and the role of regulation and competition policy on prices and promotions. One recent paper, published in Oxford Economic Papers, studies the incentives for firms to deliberately confuse consumers with unnecessarily complicated pricing schemes and the role of regulation.

In Microeconomic Theory, Robert's work focuses on the existence and characterisation of equilibrium in games of price competition. Robert is also a member of the European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) and regularly presents his research at leading international conferences. Robert also serves as a reviewer for leading academic journals and evaluates grant applications for the ESRC.

In terms of teaching, Robert has delivered a range of courses in Microeconomics and Industrial Economics at all undergraduate levels. His current teaching includes: Industrial Economics I; Economics of Organisation and Innovation.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Liverpool (2013 — 2017)
• Master of Science (MSc) University of Liverpool (2012 — 2013)
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) University of Liverpool (2009 — 2012)
• A Level Merchant Taylors School, Crosby (2007 — 2009)
• Merchant Taylors, Crosby (2002 — 2007)

Companies

• Co-Founder Lecture Highlights (2020)
• Assistant Professor & Department Teaching Director | Industrial Economics (R&T) University of Nottingham (2020)
• Assistant Professor of Industrial Economics (R&T) University of Nottingham (2019 — 2020)
• Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics (Research & Teaching) University of Liverpool (2016 — 2019)
• PhD Candidate and University Teacher (ESRC Funded) University of Liverpool Management School (2013 — 2016)
• Industrial Organisation Graduate Summer School University of East Anglia (2014 — 2014)
• Game Theory Graduate Summer School University of York (2014 — 2014)
• Econometrics of Cross Section and Panel Data Graduate Summer School University College London (2014 — 2014)
• Research Assistant - Microeconomics John Dodgson Consultancy (2013 — 2014)