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Biography

Anthony J. Evans is currently Associate Professor of Economics at ESCP Europe Business School. His research interests are in corporate entrepreneurship, monetary theory, and transitional markets. He has published in journals such as Eastern European Economics, Constitutional Political Economy and The Review of Austrian Economics, and his recent co-authored book The Neoliberal Revolution in Eastern Europe: Economic Ideas in the Transition from Communism  was published in 2009 by Edward Elgar. He has authored policy papers for the Conservative Party, European Investment Fund, Financial Reporting Council and the Competition Commission on a range of market-process issues, and has conducted applied research projects with a number of corporate sponsors.

Anthony received his MA and Ph.D. in Economics from George Mason University, USA, and a BA (Hons) from the University of Liverpool, UK.

Anthony Evans comments his book The Neoliberal Revolution in Eastern Europe in this video.

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Current research

In partnership with Paul Dragos Aligica (Mercatus Center at George Mason University) Dr Evans is researching the role of ideas in social change. The work is built upon a set of twin objectives. Firstly, it intends to fully explore the events of Eastern European transition through the lenses of alternate insights, theories and frameworks that have emerged from previous studies on the diffusion of economic ideas. Secondly, it uses the Eastern European case as a vehicle to develop and articulate a more general understanding of this process. It is through the application of assorted hypotheses that they demonstrate the optimal blend of approaches.
Dr Evans has also begun to apply the social anthropological framework of “Cultural Theory” to corporate organisations, and his work has three sequential phases. Firstly, he looks at what Cultural Theory can tell us about existing knowledge on corporate culture. Secondly, he looks at "ideal-type organizations," which are conceptual exercises designed to clarify the salient characteristics of four pervasive cultures. Thirdly, he uses these ideal types to shed light on the following important corporate phenomena: dealing with the whistleblower; the hidden costs of highly regulated industries; the use of internal markets within firms; and coping with nihilism.
In addition to this, Dr Evans is interested in how a market-process view of economics can be applied to understand organisational behaviour and improve performance. In particular he has written about the theory of entrepreneurship, the influence of monetary policy and business cycles, and constitutional reforms.

Anthony Evans comments his book The Neoliberal Revolution in Eastern Europe in this video.

Publications