Barry joined NIESR as Associate Research Director for Global Macroeconomics in 2017 having worked in a number of roles in the private and public sectors, including as Chief Economist at Santander UK, Economic Advisor at both HM Treasury and the National Economic Development Office (NEDO) and Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool. Barry’s research interests are in applied macroeconomics, particularly in issues concerned with financial and housing markets, debt, employment and productivity in the UK and globally.
