Dr. Iain Begg

Biography

Iain Begg is a Professorial Research Fellow at the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science. His main research focuses on political economy with specific emphasis on European integration and EU economic governance. He has directed and participated in numerous research projects that explore EU policy, including studies on governance, economic and social policy, the fiscal consequences of Brexit, and the reform of the EU budget. His recent research efforts include work on policy coordination within the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and the social impact of globalization. Iain has published extensively in academic journals and served as a co-editor for the Journal of Common Market Studies, a leading journal on European integration studies, from 1998 to 2003. He has taken on various advisory roles including membership in the group that deliberates on future cohesion policy and acted as a rapporteur for a high-level group conducting interim evaluations of the EU's 7th Framework Programme for Research. Additionally, Iain has served as an expert witness and specialist adviser on EU issues to committees in the House of Commons and House of Lords, as well as the European Parliament. He is a frequent contributor to international conferences on EU economic policy issues and often provides expert commentary for journalists.

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