Contact Professor Joe Nellis
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- Email: j.g.nellis@cranfield.ac.uk
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Background
Joe graduated from the University of Ulster with a BSc(Econ) in 1976 and was awarded the Adam Smith Tassie Medallion as the top graduate in Economics. He obtained his MA in Economics from the University of Warwick in 1979 and his PhD from Cranfield University in 1991. He was Midland Bank Research Fellow at Loughborough University (1978-81) and was appointed Director of the University of Keele's Management Science Degree (1981-84).
Joe joined Cranfield in 1984 and established the Economics Group ten years later, after his promotion to full Professorship in 1993. In 2017 the Economics Group was ranked Number 1 in the world by the FT for the teaching of economics on MBA programmes and has been consistently ranked as one of the Top 10 in the world for more than a decade. Joe has held a variety of senior posts within Cranfield including Director of the Full-Time MBA Programme, Director of Graduate Programmes and Academic Dean within the School of management. He held the post of Pro-Vice Chancellor of Cranfield University from 2005-08 and from 1st January 2014 until 31st January 2015 he served as Director of the School of Management. He is a recipient of: an 'Outstanding Professor' award in Hungary for his contribution to curriculum development, funded by the TEMPUS Programme of the European Union; a Distinguished Graduate Award' from the University of Ulster, and the 'Best Professor Award' on several occasions from several institutions including Purdue University (USA) and Tilburg University (Netherlands). He was jointly responsible for the research and development of the UK's leading house price measurement systems namely the Halifax and the Nationwide House Price Indexes. Joe lists his hobbies as golf, running (15 marathons) and Ghana (which he describes as his second home' as a result of two years spent there on Voluntary Service Overseas). He was formerly Chairman of Wellingborough Homes Housing Association.
Current activities
Professor Joe Nellis is Professor of Global Economy specialising in global macroeconomics, business environmental analysis, strategic thinking and management development.
He teaches across the full range of the School's portfolio including the Full-time and Executive MBA, General and Customised Management programmes. He is the longest serving member of the School of Management's Executive Board. He also holds Visiting Professorial appointments at various universities in Germany, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, the USA and Ghana.
Joe has published 19 research and subject-based books and over 200 academic and practitioner journal articles. His research encompasses analysis of business developments in a changing world in terms of the macroeconomy, the role of government, the impact of technology, societal and demographic trends. He is a frequent contributor to a wide range of national and international conferences and is a consultant to a number of UK and international companies in the areas of strategy and business environmental analysis, strategy formulation and management development. He has also acted as a consultant to several central government departments and public sector organisations.
Clients
Current and previous clients include Cisco Systems Ltd, Executive Change Group, M&S plc, Euromoney, Housing Plus, Housemark, MacIntyre Hudson LLP, HaysMacintyre LLP, Barlow Robbins LLP,WM Housing Group, University College London (UCL), Fujitsu, Integra ICT, MSI Global Alliance, Grunfos, Procter & Gamble, StarBev, Symphony IRI, Development 1st, Renault (UK), Vodafone, Bond Dickinson LLP, Gazprom, ICAEW.
Publications
Articles In Journals
- Okeke A, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2025). Dynamic distributional effects of fiscal consolidation: a sample of 16 OECD countries. Panoeconomicus
- Lubis A, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2023). Risk appetite and foreign exchange intervention in an inflation-targeting framework: the case of Indonesia. Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, 26(1)
- Lubis A, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2021). Monetary and macroprudential policies in the presence of external shocks: evidence from an emerging economy. Journal of Economic Studies, 49(6)
- Okeke A, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2021). Austerity effects on national output and income inequality: A systematic literature review. Review of Economics, 72(2)
- Caselli G, Figueira C & Nellis JG. (2020). Ownership diversity and the risk-taking channel of monetary policy transmission. Cambridge Journal of Economics, 44(6)
- Subramanian L, Alexiou C, Nellis JG, Steele P & Tolani F. (2020). Developing a sustainability index for public health supply chains. Sustainable Futures, 2
- Alexiou C, Mohamed A & Nellis JG. (2019). The impact of institutional investors on firms’ performance in the context of financialization. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 26(1)
- Lubis A, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2019). Gauging the impact of payment system innovations on financial intermediation: novel empirical evidence from Indonesia. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 18(3)
- Lubis A, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2019). What can we learn from the implementation of monetary and macroprudential policies: a systematic literature review. Journal of Economic Surveys, 33(4)
- Alexiou C, Vogiazas S & Nellis JG. (2018). Reassessing the relationship between the financial sector and economic growth: Dynamic panel evidence. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 23(2)
- Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2017). Cyclical multiplier and zero low bound effects of government expenditure on economic growth: evidence for Greece. Australian Economic Papers, 56(2)
- Alexiou C & Nellis J. (2016). Investment decisions within the context of financialization: Cointegration evidence from the UK economy. Panoeconomicus, 63(1)
- Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2016). International licensing revisited: the role of copyright and trademark enforcement strength. European Journal of Innovation Management, 19(2)
- Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2016). On patent legislation, patent enforcement and economic growth: empirical evidence from developed and developing countries. Global Business and Economics Review, 18(6)
- Papageorgiadis N, Alexiou C & Nellis JG. (2016). On patent legislation, patent enforcement and economic growth: empirical evidence from developed and developing countries. Global Business and Economics Review, 18(6)
- Alexiou C & Nellis J. (2013). Challenging the Raison d’etre of internal devaluation in the context of the Greek economy. Panoeconomicus, 60(6)
- Slattery D, Nellis J, Josifidis K & Losonc A. (2013). Neoclassical economics: science or neoliberal ideology?. European Journal of Economics and Economic Policies: Intervention, 10(3)
- Alexiou C & Nellis J. (2013). Is there life after ‘death’ for the Greek economy?. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 3(4)
- Alexiou C & Nellis J. (2012). Is the ‘EURO’ a defunct currency?. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2(3)
- Slattery D & Nellis JG. (2011). Rethinking the role and regulation in the aftermath of the global financial crisis. Panoeconomicus, 58(3)
- Nellis JG & Glen J. (2011). The impact of published school performance results on residential property prices: a comparative study of two UK cities. Global Business and Economics Review, 13(2)
- Glen J & Nellis JG. (2010). "The Price you Pay": The Impact of State-Funded Secondary School Performance on Residential Property Values in England. Panoeconomicus, 57(4)
- Figueira C, Nellis JG & Parker D. (2009). Banking performance and technological change in non-core EU countries: A study of Spain and Portugal. Studies in Economics and Finance, 26(3)
- Figueira C & Nellis J. (2009). Bank merger and acquisitions activity in the EU: much ado about nothing?. The Service Industries Journal, 29(7)
- Figueira C, Nellis JG & Schoenberg R. (2007). Travel abroad or stay at home?: Investigating the patterns of bank industry M&As in the EU.. European Business Review, 19(1)
- Figueira C, Nellis JG & Parker D. (2006). Does Ownership Affect the Efficiency of African Banks?. The Journal of Developing Areas, 40(1)
- Slattery DJ & Nellis JG. (2005). Product development in UK retail banking. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 23(1)
- Nellis JG, McCaffery KM & Hutchinson RW. (2000). Strategic challenges for the European banking industry in the new millennium. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 18(2)
- Hutchinson RW & Nellis JG. (1998). The single currency: strategic challenges for the European banking industry. Strategic Change, 7(1)
- NELLIS J & REGAN S. (1997). Rule‐based regulation: Regulation is still required but has to become more intelligent in the future. New Economy, 4(4)
- Nellis J & Lockhart T. (1995). The impact of deregulation on the UK building society branch network in the 1990s. International Journal of Bank Marketing, 13(4)
- Fleming MC & Nellis JG. (1992). Development of standardized indices for measuring house price inflation incorporating physical and locational characteristics. Applied Economics, 24(9)
- Johnes J, Button K, Nellis JG, Alexander N, Read R, .... (1991). Book Reviews. Regional Studies, 25(1)
- Johnes J, Nellis JG, Watts HD, Townsend AR, Syrett S, .... (1991). Book Reviews. Regional Studies, 25(6)
- Harrison RT, Nellis JG, Bishop PR, Mulley C, Hallet G, .... (1990). Book Reviews. Regional Studies, 24(1)
- Nellis JG & Thom R. (1986). The nature of credit rationing in the United Kingdom mortgage market. Journal of Urban Economics, 20(1)
- Fleming MC & Nellis JG. (1985). Research Policy and Review 2. House-Price Statistics for the United Kingdom: A Survey and Critical Review of Recent Developments. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 17(3)
- Abor JY, Quartey P, Nellis JG & Subramanian L. Monetary Economics in Emerging and Developing Countries.