Duncan Weldon

Duncan Weldon is a British economist, journalist, and author with a focus on macroeconomics and economic history. He is a regular contributor to The Financial Times, New Statesman, and other leading publications. His previous roles include Britain Economics Correspondent and Economics and Finance Correspondent at The Economist, Economics Correspondent for the BBC’s flagship current affairs programme Newsnight, and columnist for Prospect magazine.

Weldon has written and presented a number of documentaries for BBC Radio 4, including World War Two: The Economic Battle, and frequently appears on television and radio as a commentator on economic issues. He began his career as an economist at the Bank of England, later moving into asset management and then public policy, serving as Senior Economist at the Trades Union Congress (TUC).

He is a member of the advisory board for the Centre for the Analysis of Comparative Advantage in the Global Economy at the University of Warwick, teaches policy skills at University College London, and writes a regular column for the Kent A. Clark Center for Global Markets at the University of Chicago.

Weldon is the author of two books. His first, Two Hundred Years of Muddling Through, explores the interplay between British economic policy and politics from the Industrial Revolution to the COVID-19 pandemic. His second book, Blood and Treasure, examines the economic history of warfare from the Viking Age to the war in Ukraine, analysing how changing institutions and incentives have shaped military and economic strategies over time.