David Merlin-Jones

David Merlin-Jones, FRSA is a graduate of Exeter College, Oxford University where he studied History. He joined Civitas in 2010 as a Research Fellow, focusing on economic issues and, in particular, British manufacturing and energy. He is now Director of the Wealth of Nations Project. He has previously authored Chain Reactions: How the chemical industry can shrink our carbon footprint (2011), CO2.1: Beyond the EU's Emissions Trading System (2012) and Extending Lending: The case for a state...See more

David Merlin-Jones, FRSA is a graduate of Exeter College, Oxford University where he studied History. He joined Civitas in 2010 as a Research Fellow, focusing on economic issues and, in particular, British manufacturing and energy. He is now Director of the Wealth of Nations Project. He has previously authored Chain Reactions: How the chemical industry can shrink our carbon footprint (2011), CO2.1: Beyond the EU's Emissions Trading System (2012) and Extending Lending: The case for a state-backed investment bank (2012). He has published other Civitas reports including The closure of the Lynemouth aluminium smelter: an analysis (2012), Rock Solid? An investigation into the British cement industry (2010), and co-authored A Strategy for Economic Growth (2011). His work has been discussed on the BBC, including the World Service, and in City A.M., The Guardian, The Financial Times, The Sunday Times and Telegraph amongst others. He is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce. See less