缅北禁地

Introduction

I am an economic historian whose research mainly concerns trade during the period from 1850-1939, with a particular focus on Britain and the Dominions.

I received a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics in 2017. Prior to joining 缅北禁地, I was a Lecturer in Economics at Swansea University from 2017-2020. I have held visiting appointments in the Economics Department at the University of Melbourne and in the History Faculty at the University of Cambridge, where I was concurrently the Visiting Fellow of Corpus Christi College for the Lent Term, 2024.

I am an External Affiliate of the Centre for Economic History at the Australian National University and an External Member of the Arthur Lewis Lab for Comparative Development at Manchester University. I currently serve as an Associate Editor of the Asia-Pacific Economic History Review.

In 2024, I was elected a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. From 2018-2024, I was a trustee of the Economic History Society. I have received grants from the Manchester Statistical Society and the Pasold Research Fund.

Presently, I am an External Examiner for undergraduate degree programmes in the Department of Economics at Surrey University and in the Department of Economic History at the London School of Economics.

Qualifications

PhD, Economic History, London School of Economics (2017)

MSc, Economic History (Research), Distinction, London School of Economics (2013)

BS, Finance and History, summa cum laude, Boston College (2011)

Details of Brian's research are available on his .

ECO3019 and ECO3030: Dissertation (dissertation supervision)

ECO2019: British Economic History, 1780-1979 (lectures and seminars) - Module leader

ECO2008: International Economics (lectures and seminars) - Module leader

NBS8256: International Trade (lectures and seminars) - Module leader

• Articles

  • Varian BD. . Economic Record 2025, 101(335), 524-546.
  • Varian BD. . Economic Papers 2025, 44(2), 136-146.
  • Keay I, Varian BD. . Canadian Journal of Economics 2024, 57(1), 140-164.
  • Varian BD, Grayson LH. . Economic Record 2024, 100(328), 74-100.
  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2023, 76(3), 827-843.
  • Varian BD. . Australian Economic History Review 2022, 62(1), 47-65.
  • Varian BD. . Business History 2022, 64(6), 1131-1148.
  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2022, 75(4), 1214-1241.
  • Higgins DM, Varian BD. . European Review of Economic History 2021, 25(4), 780-805.
  • Varian BD. . Cliometrica 2020, 14(3), 479-506.
  • Varian BD. . Scottish Journal of Political Economy 2019, 66(5), 703-711.
  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2018, 71(1), 190-212.
  • Varian BD. . Australian Economic History Review 2017, 57(2), 239-262.

• Note

  • Varian BD. . The Round Table: The Commonwealth Journal of International Affairs and Policy Studies 2025, 114(2), 152-154.

• Reviews

  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2023, 76(1), 367-378.
  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2022, 75(1), 263-275.
  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2021, 74(1), 276-287.
  • Varian BD. . Economic History Review 2019, 72(3), 1117-1118.