Malcolm Sawyer is Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Leeds, UK and Retired Managing Editor of International Review of Applied Economics. He is author of 12 books, co-editor of over 30 books and over 250 academic journal articles and book chapters.

Jonathan Michie is Professor of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange at the University of Oxford, UK where he is also President of Kellogg College. He is Managing Editor of International Review of Applied Economics, and Chair of the Universities Association for Lifelong Learning.