Kings College, Cambridge, BSc Economics 1st Class Hons (1964); MSc Economics (1967);
Director of Baltic International Center for Economic Policy Studies, Riga;
Consultant to Ministries of UK Government (1968-81); United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP/1985-91); State Planning Commission PRC, State/Enterprise relations in the PRC (1994); Nordic Council of Ministers Research network on the Influence of EU enlargement on Baltic Societies (1999-2001); Ministry of Finance, Latvia, Costs and benefits of EU accession for Latvia (2000); Member of Royal Economic Society, of European Economic Association, of International Association of Maritime Economists, and of Advisory Board at the Chinese Economic Association (UK); Editor of Baltic Economic Trends Baltic Economic Trends; Founding member of the Latvian European Community Studies Association.