Dr Ioana Negru

Dr Ioana Negru


Senior Lecturer in Economics

Location: Lord Ashcroft Building, 3rd floor, Cambridge

UK: 0845 196 2907
International: +44 (0)1245 493131 ext. 2907
Email: ioana.negru@anglia.ac.uk







Area(s) of expertise

Philosophy of Economics and Economic Methodology, Economics of Altruism and Philanthropy, Pluralism, Institutional Economics, Economics of Gift and Corruption, The Methodology of Austrian Economics, Economics of Land, Heterodox Economics and Transition Economies.

Teaching Experience

Undergraduate:

  • Economics for Business and Management (level 1); Beyond Markets: Critical Approaches for economics (level 3- course in heterodox Economics and the Philosophy of Economics)

  • Research Skills and Methods - Business Economics, level 2; Intermediate Microeconomics - Business Economics, level 2; Chinese Economy: Issues and Policies (level 3, contribution with half of the course regarding economics of China); European Union Economics (level 3, option for all students; module leader + module tutor) (Anglia Ruskin University)

  • Microeconomics - BA (Hons) Economics (Level One), Industrial Economics - BA (Hons) Economics (Level Two); Business Economics - BA (Hons) Economics (level three); The Political Economy of Asia Pacific - BA (Hons) Business Studies (level three); Mathematics and Statistics (Quantitative Research Methods) - BA (Hons) Social Sciences; European Union Economics - undergraduate level (Nottingham Trent University)

  • Business Economics and Government, HND Business Studies (University of Derby); Business Economics and Data analysis - BA (Hons) Business Studies (Level One) (University of Derby)

  • Economic Theory (Level One); Money and Banking (Level Three); Public Finances (Level Three); Monetary Theories and Policies (Level Four); Theory of Public Choice (Level Four) (University of Transilvania, Brasov)

  • Economic Theory (First Year); Money and Banking (Level Three); Public Finances (Level Three); Stock Exchange and Financial Instruments (Level Four) (The European University Constantin Dragan)



Publications

Papers published in International journals (Peer-reviewed journals):
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  • "Prospects for a Heterodox Economics of the environment and sustainability" in the Special Issue: Environment, Sustainability and heterodox Economics, vol. 36, no.5, pp.1019-1032, September 2012 (with Ali Douai and Andrew Mearman, eds.- 3 * ABS list)
  • "The Austrian Perspective on the Global Financial Crisis", Economic Issues, September 2012, forthcoming (with Jamie Morgan) (2 * - ABS list)
  • "Theorising care: a possible defence of interdisciplinarity in economics", vol. 5, no.2, pp. 109-125, 2011 (with Vinca Bigo)
  • "Plurality to Pluralism in Economics Pedagogy: the Role of Critical Thinking", International Journal for Pluralism in Economics Education, vol.1, issue 3, pp.185-193, 2010
  • "Reflections on Pluralism in Economics", International Journal for Pluralism in Economics Education, vol.1 (1): 1-17 (Inaugural issue) (2009)
  • "From Fragmentation to Ontologically Reflexive Pluralism", Ioana Negru and Vinca Bigo, Journal of Philosophical Economics, vol.1 (2):127-150 Special issue (2008)
  • Qualitative Evaluation of web-Econ, published in the proceedings of the conference 'E-learning and Economics' University of Trier, ed. by Herman Bruns and Michael Ambrosi, Trier 2002, pag.189-199, ISBN 3-8311-3819-2
  • "Corruption and Transition Economies" (co-author, Stefan Ungurean - Transilvania University of Brasov), Journal of The Georgian Academy of Sciences, The Economic Series, 9 (1-2), pg.56-63, 2001
Books:
  • Essays on Praxeology: Rothbard and the Austrian School, Ioana Negru and Anca Negru (eds.) (2011) Iasi, Romania: Institutul European (Book in Romanian).
Book chapters:
  • "Gift and Markets: Institutional Pluralism", in R. Garnett jr et al (2009) Pluralism in the Twenty First Century (London, Routledge), ch. 14.
  • "Beyond Markets: Critical Approaches to microeconomics" in A. Griffiths and S. Wall (eds.) (2011) Applied Economics, 12th ed., London: Pearson, ch. 9.
  • Introductory Study: Methods and philosophical ideas of the Austrian School in Essays on Praxeology:
  • Rothbard and the Austrian School, Ioana Negru in Ioana Negru, Anca Negru and Stephen D. Parsons (eds.) Iasi, Romania: Institutul European, 2011, forthcoming, pp. 9-22.
  • "Pluralism within the Austrian School" in Essays on Praxeology: Rothbard and the Austrian School, Ioana Negru in Ioana Negru, Anca Negru and Stephen D. Parsons (eds.) Iasi, Romania: Institutul European, 2011, pp. 130-163.
Papers published in Romanian journals (in Romanian):
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  • Budgetary Procedures in European Union and Romania, Administratia Publica, Published by Infomarket, Brasov 2001, pag. 76-94 (book chapter), ISBN 973-8204-19-4;
  • On The Causality of Budget Deficits, Administratia Publica, Published by Infomarket, Brasov 2001, pag. 95-113 (book chapter), ISBN 973-8204-19-4;
  • Monetary Reforms in Transition Economies: Monetary Boards and Private Money, published by The European University 'Constantin Dragan', Economic Series 2/2000, Lugoj, Publisher Dacia Europa Nova, Lugoj 2000; ISBN 973-8186-17-X;
  • Corruption in Transition Societies (co-author), published in the proceedings of the conference 'The days of law', vol.1, Publisher Omnia Uni SAST, Brasov 2001, ISBN 973-9478-23-9;
  • Economy and Morality, published in the magazine 'Interval', nr.14-15 (22-23) 2001, ISSN 1220-5976;
  • Theoretical Causes of Budget Deficits, Analele Universitatii Oradea, Published by Ed.Triest, Oradea, tom IX, 2000, pag.501-505, ISSN 122569;
  • On Morality in Transition Economies, published in the proceedings of Scientific Conference held in Bucharest, May 2000;
  • An Economic Perspective of Budget Legislation, published in the proceedings of Scientific Conference in Brasov (nov.1998), Ed. Infomarket, Brasov, ISBN 973-98329-8-9 (vol.2, pp.101-105).
Papers published in Romanian journals (in English):
  • On Economic Paradigms: The Austrian and Neoclassical Philosophy, published in the Proceedings of 5th Biennial International Symposium, 14-15 May 2004, University of Transylvania, Brasov, Vol. 2, p. 302-308 (Informarket, Brasov) (ISBN 973-8204-58-5);
  • Developing Asymmetric Tools, published in the proceedings of The Fifth International Symposium of Economic Informatics, organized by The Academy of Economic Sciences, Bucharest, 10-13 May 2001, ISBN 973-99450-4-x;
  • Budget Deficits: Theoretical Causes, published in Bulletin of The Transilvania University of Brasov, vol.6 (41) 1999, ISSN 1223-964X (published in English).
Book Reviews:
  • Andrea Micocci (2002), "Anti-Hegelian Reading of Economic Theory", Lewiston & Lampeter: The Edwin Meller Press, pp.408, Review of Political Economy, 2008, October.
Teaching Materials:
  • Intermediate Microeconomics: Applications, 2004, Transilvania University of Brasov: mimeo.
  • European Union Economics: Introductory Concepts, 2005, Nottingham Trent University, mimeo.
Conference Papers and Staff Seminars:
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  • "Economist Heal Thyself? Economists' reflections on the dismal science in the wake of the crisis", paper presented at the 24th Conference of EAEPE (European Association for Evolutionary Political Economy) held in Krakow, Poland, October 2012
  • "On Epistemic Democracy and Pluralism in Economics", paper presented at the Third Conference of the International Confederation of the Associations for Pluralism in Economics, University of Massachussets, Amherst, November 2011
  • "An Austrian Perspective on the Global Financial Crisis: A Critique", paper presented at the Third Conference of the International Confederation of the Associations for Pluralism in Economics, University of Massachussets, Amherst, November 2011
  • Invitation to speak in the plenary on the Future of Heterodox Economics, 12th AHE Conference, Nottingham Trent University, July 2011
  • "Economist Heal Thyself? Economists' reflections on the dismal science in the wake of the crisis?, paper presented at the International workshop Eshet-Uclm on "the Recession of 2008" organized in January 2010 by University of Albacete, Albacete, Spain
  • Invited to comment on the book "Macroeconomic methodology: A psot-keynesian perspective" written by Jesper Jespersen in January 2010, event organized by Mark Hayes at Robinson College, University of Cambridge within the Post-Keynesian group's events
  • Participation at the European Evolutionary Political Economy Society's Conference organized by University of Amsterdam, 6-8th November 2009
  • "On dogma and Pluralism in Teaching Economics", paper presented at the Development of Economics Education (part of HEA) conference in Cardiff, 9-10th September 2009
  • "Gifts and Markets: an Institutionalist Perspective", paper presented at the Development Studies association Conference organized by University of Ulster, Belfast, 2-4th of September 2009
  • Has organized with Wendy Olsen (University of Manchester) a whole panel on Institutional Economics, where she have presented also on Institutional aspects of gifts and markets at the Development Studies Association in Belfast (2-4 September 2009)
  • From Plurality to Pluralism in Economics: the role of critical skills, paper presented at the Developments of Economics Education's Conference in Cardiff, 9-10 September where I have organized a session on pluralism in Teaching Economics
  • "Pluralism- why bother?", paper presented at the Workshop for advanced postgraduate research methods, organized at Kingston University, London, July 2009
  • Invitation to speak at the Colloquium "The Economics of tomorrow", organized by the Association of Heterodox Economics at Kingston University, London, July 2009
  • "How Economics forgot land (and rediscovered it)", paper presented at the 11th AHE Conference, organized at Kingston University, London, July 2009
  • "How Economics forgot land (and rediscovered it)", paper presented at the 3rd GRes Conference, organized at University of Bordeaux, June 2009
  • "Ontology and Pluralism", paper presented at The Critical Realist Workshop, Cambridge University, February 2009
  • "How Economics forgot land (and rediscovered it)", staff seminar paper at Nottingham Trent University, January 2009
  • "From Fragmentation to Ontologically Reflexive Pluralism", paper presented at the International Network for Economic Methodology, Madrid, September 2008
  • "What Forms of Pluralism should a Green Economist adopt?" paper presented at the Green Economics Institute, Oxford University, July 2008
  • "Pluralism and Green Economics", paper presented at the 10th Anniversary Conference of The Association for Heterodox Economics, Cambridge, July 2008
  • "Gift and Markets: A Pluralist Perspective", paper presented at International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics (ICAPE), Economic Pluralism for the 21st Century, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, June 2007; "Pluralism and the Austrian School", paper presented at International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics (ICAPE), Economic Pluralism for the 21st Century, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, June 2007
  • "Gift as an Institution: On Pure and Impure Giving in Economic Systems", paper presented at 7th Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology seminar on Economics as a Moral Science, University of Stirling, May, 2007
  • Discussant and participant at the 8th Annual Conference of The Association for Heterodox Economists, London School of Economics, with the paper "Care in Economics: An Interdisciplinary View" (co-authored with V. Bigo), 2006
  • Discussant and participant at the 7th Annual Conference of The Association for Heterodox Economists, organized by City University London, with the paper "On Homogeneity and Pluralism in Economic Schools of Thought", 2005
  • Pure and Impure Giving in Economic Systems, Association for Heterodox Economists Annual Conference, 8-9 of July 2003, Nottingham Trent University
  • Participant and discussant (session International Finance) at the 53rd Conference of IAES held in Paris, France, between 14-19 March 2002 with the paper Corruption and Axiology in Transition Economies (co-author)
  • Participant, chair and paper presented at the Conference E-learning and Economics, Trier, Germany, 15-16 of September 2001; the paper is entitled: Qualitative evaluation of Web-Econ (subsequently published in the proceedings of the conference)
  • Participant and paper presented at The 7th Austrian Scholar Conference in Auburn, 30-31 of March 2001: The Role of Business Ethics in Transition Economies: The Case of Corruption (co-author)
  • Participant and paper presented at the 51st conference organized by The International Atlantic Economic Society (IAES): Ethics in Transition Economies in Athens, 14-19 March 2001

Professional Body membership and other research activities/interests

  • Committee Member of Association for Heterodox Economics (AHE), UK
  • Conference convener and organiser, AHE 10th Anniversary Conference, Anglia Ruskin University, July 2008
  • Member of Editorial Board, International Journal of Green Economics and Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education
  • Academic referee for Cambridge Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Issues, Journal of Philosophical Economics, the American Journal of Economics and Sociology, International review of Economics Education and International Journal of Green Economics
  • Member of International Atlantic Economic Society, 2001-2003
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