Peter Oppenheimer (economist)
Emeritus Professor Peter Oppenheimer is an economist and fellow of Christ Church, Oxford, with a particular interest in Russian economic policy.[1] Appointed in the late 1960s, his work focuses on financial markets, the economics of transition and energy. He has also worked as Chief Economist at Shell.
From 2000–2008 he was Director of the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies, and is currently an emeritus governor.[2]
He has represented western investors on the boards of several Russian companies.
He campaigns against:
- the hegemony of administrators in British universities.[3][4]
- government control of British universities[5]
- declining academic standards in British education.[6]
References
- ↑ "Oppenheimer, Prof. Peter | Oxford Prospects". oxford-prospects.org. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ "Board of Governors, Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies". www.ochjs.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ McDonagh, Melanie (6 June 2015). "How come our cash-strapped universities can afford so many administrators?". The Spectator. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Oppenheimer, Peter (November 2013). "Oxford Is Selling Degrees To Pay For Bureaucrats | Standpoint". www.standpointmag.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Boffey, Daniel; editor, Policy (4 June 2011). "David Willetts's former tutor says: 'I have no confidence in him'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ↑ Holehouse, Matthew; Rowley, Tom. "Oxford finalists are 'little better than A level students', claim tutors". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
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