Experts

Michael Waterson is Emeritus Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick. His research interests include industrial economics, energy markets, and retail pricing.

James Watson is a macroeconomist working at the Greater London Authority. He specialises in macroeconomic modelling and forecasting, with an interest in combining these techniques with insights from other disciplines. James has forecasting experience in emerging markets, the US and Europe along with regional analysis in the UK.

Rob Watts is a Knowledge Exchange Associate at Strathclyde University’s Fraser of Allander Institute. He has expertise in analysing anti-poverty policies, human rights budgeting and the implications of economic policy for people with learning disabilities and family carers.

Julia Wdowin is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge. She works on research at the interface of economic welfare, measurement issues, complexity, economics and ethics. Her PhD study focuses on conceptualising tools for measurement of wealth and individual well-being, holistically understood.

Michael Weber is an Associate Professor of Finance at Chicago Booth. He is also a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research in the Monetary Economics and Asset Pricing groups, a member of the Macro Finance Society, and a research affiliate at the CESifo Research Network. His research interests include asset pricing, macroeconomics, international finance, and household finance.

Seth Weisz is a masters student at Cambridge University. He is currently studying for an MPhil in International Development, and has an BA in History. His undergraduate dissertation is on the assassination of Patrice Lumumba and the origins of the Congo Crisis. His MPhil dissertation will explore how governments in low-income countries have responded to social media radicalisation.