The Pandemic and Broken Supply Chains
Focusing on short-term efficiency gains can lead to long-term inefficiency. The work of Schumpeter provides an alternative that could lead to greater prosperity.
Leading the debate on a new political economy
SPERI develops and promotes new analysis and understanding of contemporary capitalism, and of the major economic and political challenges arising from it.
Recent News
Patrick Kaczmarczyk delivers speech at leading European economic conference
SPERI doctoral researcher Patrick Kaczmarczyk delivered a speech at the 30th Economic Forum in Poland, a conference known as the “Davos of the East”.
New vacancy: Research Associate: Corporations and Food Insecurity in the Global North
An opportunity has arisen for a Research Associate to support Dr Hannah Lambie-Mumford’s growing programme of research on corporate power in the global food economy
Leverhulme Early Career Fellowships: Call for Expressions of Interest
SPERI is inviting expressions of interest for the Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellowship call.
‘The Unequal Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Garment Supply Chains’: Executive Summaries in Spanish, Amharic, Tamil and Burmese published
The executive summary of an important new research report has been translated into Spanish, Amharic, Tamil and Burmese.
Our Research
SPERI is an international research centre at the University of Sheffield. We explore how contemporary economies work and the public policies which could achieve a more equal and sustainable society. Our research is focused around four priority themes.
Research Themes
Labour & Decent Work
The nature of labour and work in the global economy is changing fast. Rapid reconfiguration of business models, new technologies, […]
Corporate Power & the Global Economy
As corporate control over global production, consumption, and distribution systems increases, so too does business actors’ economic and political influence. […]
Finance, Debt & Society
This research theme explores the political, institutional, economic, technological and cultural dynamics of change in the financial and monetary sphere, […]
Capitalism, Democracy & the State
Sustained low growth, weakening US leadership, resurgent protectionism, environmental degradation, and the so-called rise of populism all challenge the liberal […]
Our Impact
We work closely with policymakers and partners from around the world to develop our research and ensure it has real impact.