Eshref Trushin | Economics of Innovation and New Technology | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Eshref Trushin | Economics of Innovation and New Technology | Research Excellence Award

Leicester Castle Business School | United Kingdom

Dr Eshref Trushin is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Leicester Castle Business School, De Montfort University, Economics of Innovation and New Technology and an accomplished scholar with a distinguished international academic and professional profile. He holds a PhD from Queen Mary University of London, an MA from Duke University in the United States, and an MSc (Research) in Economics and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His co-authored research has been published in Research Policy, a Financial Times top fifty journal, and he has presented his work at major international academic forums including the Royal Economic Society, BAFA, ISPOR, and RADMA, earning three Best Paper Awards. Over his academic career, Dr Trushin has taught eighteen courses across six British universities and is a Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy. He has received seven competitive research grants from leading bodies such as the British Academy, ESRC, and the Royal Economic Society. His citation impact includes an h-index of nine, over four hundred citations, and more than thirty indexed documents on Google Scholar. Formerly Chief Economist at BearingPoint Consulting, he led economic reform research influencing national regulations, consulted for World Bank Development Economics on WTO accession and FDI barriers, authored a book on East Asian economic development, and now leads interdisciplinary research on ESG, sustainable development, CO₂ emissions, and the economic and policy impacts of artificial intelligence.

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R&D and productivity in OECD firms and industries: A hierarchical meta-regression analysis

M. Ugur, E. Trushin, E. Solomon – Research Policy, Vol. 45(10), pp. 2069–2086, 2016 · Citations: 172
Inverted-U relationship between R&D intensity and survival: Evidence on scale and complementarity effects in UK data

M. Ugur, E. Trushin, E. Solomon – Research Policy, Vol. 45(7), pp. 1474–1492, 2016 · Citations: 102
Basic Problems of Market Transition in Central Asia

E. Trushin – Central Asia and the New Global Economy: Critical Problems, Critical Choices, 2019 · Citations: 18
Uzbekistan: problems of development and reform in the agrarian sector

E. Trushin – Central Asia, pp. 259–291, 2017 · Citations: 16
A firm-level dataset for analyzing entry, exit, employment and R&D expenditures in the UK: 1997–2012

M. Ugur, E. Trushin, E. Solomon – Data in Brief, Vol. 8, pp. 153–157

Najeh Aissaoui | Entrepreneurship | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Najeh Aissaoui | Entrepreneurship | Research Excellence Award

ESSECT, University of Tunis | Tunisia

Dr. Najeh Aissaoui is an assistant professor in economics with a strong academic and teaching background in economic theory, Entrepreneurship business studies, and applied economics. Her academic training spans doctoral and postgraduate studies in economics, with a solid foundation in financial, banking, and development economics. She has held teaching and academic positions across several higher education institutions, where she contributed extensively to undergraduate and graduate programs. Her teaching portfolio includes macroeconomics, industrial economics, entrepreneurship, innovation, and business-oriented quantitative courses, reflecting her interdisciplinary approach to economics and management education. Her research interests focus on the digital economy and its implications for development, with particular emphasis on digital divide, socioeconomic inequalities, sustainable development, and entrepreneurship. Her scholarly work explores how digital transformation influences economic inclusion, productivity, and long-term development outcomes, especially in emerging and developing economies. In addition to research, she is actively engaged in pedagogical innovation and capacity building, having received extensive training in teaching methodologies, digital learning systems, and trainer development. She also possesses strong competencies in e-learning platforms, research dissemination, academic publishing, and technical tools for scholarly communication. Through her combined expertise in research, teaching, and academic training, Dr. Aissaoui contributes meaningfully to advancing economic knowledge, fostering innovation, and promoting sustainable and inclusive development through education and research.

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The digital divide: a literature review and some directions for future research in light of COVID-19

N. Aissaoui – Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, 71(8/9), 686–708, 2022
Is inequality harmful for broadband diffusion and economic growth

N. Aissaoui – Asian Economic and Financial Review, 7(8), 799–808, 2017
ICT and growth gap between nations: evidence from MENA region

N. Aissaoui – Journal of Business Management and Economics, 8(1), 26–37