Professor Alex Trew

  • Professor in Economics (Economics)

telephone: 0901
email: Alex.Trew@glasgow.ac.uk

Adam Smith Business School, Room 207, Main Building, University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8689-9480

Biography

Alex was educated at Durham University, the University of Warwick and the University of St Andrews. Prior to joining the University of Glasgow in July 2019, he was a Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of St Andrews. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research interests

Alex is a member of the School's Macroeconomics research cluster.

Areas of expertise: 

  • Economic geography
  • Economic growth
  • Economic history
  • Financial development

Publications

List by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2024 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2006
Number of items: 16.

2024

Stefanski, R. and Trew, A. (2024) Selection, patience, and the interest rate. Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics, 2(1), pp. 149-181. (doi: 10.1086/727798)

2022

Khomba, D. C. and Trew, A. (2022) Aid and local growth in Malawi. Journal of Development Studies, 58(8), pp. 1478-1500. (doi: 10.1080/00220388.2022.2032668)

Muscatelli, A., Roy, G. and Trew, A. (2022) Persistent states: lessons for Scottish devolution and independence. National Institute Economic Review, 260, pp. 51-63. (doi: 10.1017/nie.2022.5)

2021

Heblich, S., Trew, A. and Zylberberg, Y. (2021) East Side Story: historical pollution and persistent neighborhood sorting. Journal of Political Economy, 129(5), pp. 1508-1552. (doi: 10.1086/713101)

2020

Trew, A. (2020) Endogenous infrastructure development and spatial takeoff in the first Industrial Revolution. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 12(2), pp. 44-93. (doi: 10.1257/mac.20160162)

2019

Heblich, S. and Trew, A. (2019) Banking and industrialization. Journal of the European Economic Association, 17(6), pp. 1753-1796. (doi: 10.1093/jeea/jvy037)

2016

Heblich, S., Trew, A. and Zylberberg, Y. (2016) East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting. School of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper 1613. [Research Reports or Papers]

Khomba, D. C. and Trew, A. (2016) Aid and Local Growth in Malawi. School of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper 1612. [Research Reports or Papers]

2015

Nolan, C. and Trew, A. (2015) Transaction costs and institutions: investments in exchange. B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 15(2), pp. 391-432. (doi: 10.1515/bejte-2013-0090)

2014

Trew, A. (2014) Spatial takeoff in the first industrial revolution. Review of Economic Dynamics, 17(4), pp. 707-725. (doi: 10.1016/j.red.2014.01.002)

Trew, A. (2014) Finance and balanced growth. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 18(4), pp. 883-898. (doi: 10.1017/S1365100512000661)

2012

Trew, A. (2012) Contracting institutions and development. Review of Economics and Institutions, 3(3), (doi: 10.5202/rei.v3i3.82)

2010

Trew, A. (2010) Infrastructure finance and industrial takeoff in England. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 42(6), pp. 985-1010. (doi: 10.1111/j.1538-4616.2010.00317.x)

2009

Trew, A. (2009) Institutions and the Scale Effect. CDMA working paper 0906. [Research Reports or Papers]

2008

Trew, A. (2008) Efficiency, depth and growth: Quantitative implications of finance and growth theory. Journal of Macroeconomics, 30(4), pp. 1550-1568. (doi: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2007.12.005)

2006

Trew, A. (2006) Finance and growth: A critical survey. Economic Record, 82(259), pp. 481-490. (doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2006.00361.x)

This list was generated on Sat Feb 22 08:30:45 2025 GMT.
Jump to: Articles | Research Reports or Papers
Number of items: 16.

Articles

Stefanski, R. and Trew, A. (2024) Selection, patience, and the interest rate. Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics, 2(1), pp. 149-181. (doi: 10.1086/727798)

Khomba, D. C. and Trew, A. (2022) Aid and local growth in Malawi. Journal of Development Studies, 58(8), pp. 1478-1500. (doi: 10.1080/00220388.2022.2032668)

Muscatelli, A., Roy, G. and Trew, A. (2022) Persistent states: lessons for Scottish devolution and independence. National Institute Economic Review, 260, pp. 51-63. (doi: 10.1017/nie.2022.5)

Heblich, S., Trew, A. and Zylberberg, Y. (2021) East Side Story: historical pollution and persistent neighborhood sorting. Journal of Political Economy, 129(5), pp. 1508-1552. (doi: 10.1086/713101)

Trew, A. (2020) Endogenous infrastructure development and spatial takeoff in the first Industrial Revolution. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 12(2), pp. 44-93. (doi: 10.1257/mac.20160162)

Heblich, S. and Trew, A. (2019) Banking and industrialization. Journal of the European Economic Association, 17(6), pp. 1753-1796. (doi: 10.1093/jeea/jvy037)

Nolan, C. and Trew, A. (2015) Transaction costs and institutions: investments in exchange. B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 15(2), pp. 391-432. (doi: 10.1515/bejte-2013-0090)

Trew, A. (2014) Spatial takeoff in the first industrial revolution. Review of Economic Dynamics, 17(4), pp. 707-725. (doi: 10.1016/j.red.2014.01.002)

Trew, A. (2014) Finance and balanced growth. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 18(4), pp. 883-898. (doi: 10.1017/S1365100512000661)

Trew, A. (2012) Contracting institutions and development. Review of Economics and Institutions, 3(3), (doi: 10.5202/rei.v3i3.82)

Trew, A. (2010) Infrastructure finance and industrial takeoff in England. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 42(6), pp. 985-1010. (doi: 10.1111/j.1538-4616.2010.00317.x)

Trew, A. (2008) Efficiency, depth and growth: Quantitative implications of finance and growth theory. Journal of Macroeconomics, 30(4), pp. 1550-1568. (doi: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2007.12.005)

Trew, A. (2006) Finance and growth: A critical survey. Economic Record, 82(259), pp. 481-490. (doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4932.2006.00361.x)

Research Reports or Papers

Heblich, S., Trew, A. and Zylberberg, Y. (2016) East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting. School of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper 1613. [Research Reports or Papers]

Khomba, D. C. and Trew, A. (2016) Aid and Local Growth in Malawi. School of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper 1612. [Research Reports or Papers]

Trew, A. (2009) Institutions and the Scale Effect. CDMA working paper 0906. [Research Reports or Papers]

This list was generated on Sat Feb 22 08:30:45 2025 GMT.

Grants

Supervision

Alex has supervised two PhD students to completion and welcomes proposals to study topics in the following areas (and, particularly, in their intersections):

  • Economic geography
  • Economic growth
  • Economic history
  • Financial development
  • Structural transformation

Teaching

  • Economic growth
  • Economic history
  • Financial intermediation
  • Macroeconomics

Additional information

Personal website: Alex Trew


Professor Alex Trew, Professor in Economics