Wendy Carlin (DPhil Oxford University, 1987) is Professor of Economics at UCL. Her research focuses on macroeconomics, institutions and economic performance, the economics of transition, and economics education. She was Joint Managing Editor of Economics of Transition with Philippe Aghion for more than a decade. She has published papers with a number of co-authors on subjects including economic restructuring in transition; ownership, finance and growth; competitiveness and export performance;