Dr Arman Mazhikeyev

Dr Arman Mazhikeyev is an esteemed addition to the School, having joined in March 2024 to work on the development of the Midlands Regional Productivity Forum. With a robust academic and professional background, Arman brings extensive experience to his role. Prior to joining our university, he served as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Lincoln for over five years and held a postdoctoral position at University College Dublin for three years. He also has professional experience in the investment and enterprise development sector.

Arman's research interests are diverse and encompass various facets of economics, including international trade, barriers to trade, economic geography, regional trade agreements, special economic zones, gender inequality, energy economics, environmental economics, supply chain, circular economy, productivity and net zero.

'Nudging student recycling behaviour: An experimental study in Kazakhstan and UK higher education', with Lakshmi, G., Nguyen, K., Hack-Polay, D., & Anafiyayeva, Z., in Journal of Cleaner Production (ABS 2*), December 2022, 377, 134-164.

'Post-Soviet Central Asia and Russia trade: Back to Big Brother?', with T. Edwards, in Economic Change and Restructuring (ABS 1*), August 2021, 54 (3), 877-918.

'The Glass Border: Gender and Exporting in Developing Countries', with R. Davies in World Economy (ABS 2*), April 2021, 44 (4), 879-903.

'The Impact of Special Economic Zones on Exporting Behavior', with R. Davies, in Review of Economic Analysis (ABS 1*), July 2019, 11(2019) 145-174.

'The impact of specific NTMs on Electricity Intensity of firms in SEZs”, with R. Davies and T. Edwards, in Energy Journal (ABS 3*), November 2018, 39(1) 5-24.

'Open and Isolationist Central Asian countries in trade', with T.H. Edwards and M. Rizov, International Business Review (ABS 3*), December 2015, 24(6) 935-947.