Professor of Economics, University of Sheffield
Wyn's first degree was a BA in Economics at the University of Exeter (1983-86) and on graduating he joined Midland Bank. He left to study for a PhD in agricultural economics at the University of Nottingham, sponsored by the Potato Marketing Board of Great Britain.
While studying for his PhD he was appointed a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Nottingham and progressed to Associate Professor in 1999. He was awarded a Chair to become a Professor of Economics in 2010 again at the University of Nottingham before he moved to the University of Sheffield in 2015.
Wyn’s main interests lie in the economics of food with a number of different emphases. Price transmission along imperfectly competitive supply chains showing the impact of scale economies and health scares in affecting pricing behaviour.
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