Dr Jolian McHardy

School of Economics

Senior Lecturer in Economics

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j.mchardy@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3460
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Room B27, Elmfield Building

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Dr Jolian McHardy
School of Economics
Room B27
Elmfield Building
Northumberland Road
Sheffield
S10 2TU
Profile

Jolian graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BA Economics degree in 1992 and gained his MSc in Economics at the University of Warwick in 1993. He studied for his PhD at the University of Sheffield and was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Hull in 1997.

In 2004 Jolian was appointed as a lecturer at the University of Sheffield and promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2009. Jolian has been an associate scholar of the Rimini Centre of Economic Analysis (University of Bologna, Italy) since 2007.

Research interests

Jolian's research interests lie primarily in the area of theoretical economics. He is currently working on oligopoly theory especially in relation to innovation, networks, regulation, and welfare.

His research also includes applications of theory to issues in transport economics, labour economics and conservation.

He is interested in supervising doctoral work in theoretical economics, oligopoly theory, innovation, networks, regulation, and welfare. 

Publications

Journal articles

  • McHardy J (2024) . Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 182.
  • Lim FKS, Carrasco LR, Edwards DP & McHardy J (2024) . Conservation Biology, 38(1).
  • McHardy J, Reynolds M & Trotter S (2023) . Regional Science and Urban Economics, 100.
  • Bernini M, Efthyvoulou G, Gregory-Smith I, McHardy J & Navas A (2020) . Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 30(4), 382-411.
  • Lim FKS, Carrasco R, McHardy J & Edwards DP (2019) . Environmental Research Letters, 14(7).
  • Lim FKS, Carrasco LR, McHardy J & Edwards DP (2016) . Conservation Letters.
  • Brown S, Gray D, McHardy J & Taylor K (2015) . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 116, 361-378.
  • Brown S, McHardy J & Taylor K (2014) . Economics of Education Review, 40, 43-54.
  • McHardy J, Reynolds M & Trotter S (2013) . Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, 47, 97-110.
  • Brown S, Dickerson A, McHardy J & Taylor K (2012) . Applied Economics, 44(35), 4639-4650.
  • McHardy J, Reynolds M & Trotter S (2012) . Theory and Decision, 73(2), 223-248.
  • Brown S, McHardy J, McNabb R & Taylor KB (2011) . Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, 20(3), 925-955.
  • Biswas T & McHardy J (2007) . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 62(4), 657-669.
  • Biswas T & McHardy J (2007) . Theory and Decision, 62(3), 281-301.
  • McHardy J (2006) . Manchester School, 74(3), 334-349.
  • McHardy J & Trotter S (2006) . Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice, 40(1), 74-93.
  • Biswas T & McHardy J (2005) . Applied Economics, 37(19), 2221-2230.
  • McHardy JP (2003) World transport: Policy and practice.. JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, 39(6), 195-197.
  • Biswas T & McHardy JP (2003) . JOURNAL OF POLICY MODELING, 25(3), 267-273.
  • James T & McHardy J (1997) . Economics Letters, 54(3), 251-252.
  • McHardy JP, Dietrich M & Sharma A () Firm Corruption in the Presence of an Auditor. Review of Economic Analysis, 8, 97-124.
Teaching activities
I teach ECN201 Intermediate Microeconomics. This full-year module extends Level 1 microeconomics and maths, giving students a wider and more powerful set of tools for analysing real-world issues. Topics include consumer and firm behaviour, market structure and market power, welfare and efficiency, game theory, strategic interaction, and information problems, with continual links to current policy debates.
 
My teaching is highly interactive and feedback-centred. I emphasise deep understanding and owning the toolkit so students become independent, critical thinkers ready to apply economics to the worlds future challenges.