Experts

Erkal Ersoy is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Heriot-Watt University. He is co-PI on an industry collaboration with BP and the manager of the Centre for Energy Economics Research and Policy at Heriot-Watt University. In this role, he contributes to BP’s Statistical Review of World Energy and Energy Outlook publications. Erkal’s main research interests are in applied econometrics. His recent work lies at the interface of applied econometrics, macroeconomics, and energy economics.

Michelle Escobar Carias is a Ph.D. Candidate in Health Economics at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests are in Applied Microeconomics, specifically Health Economics, Development Economics and Environmental Economics. Her current research explores the effects of environmental shocks on the health and economic preferences of vulnerable populations, especially those in developing countries.

Cristian Escudero is an investigation unit analyst at the Financial Market Commission (CMF) in Chile, with experience in empirical and quantitative research in macroeconomics and finance, focusing on social security, labor market, financial development and income inequality issues. Cristian Escudero holds a BSc in business administration and economics from the UTFSM and a MSc in Finance from the University of Chile and is a candidate for a MA in Political Economy at King’s College London.

Kourosh Esfandiar is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University. His research focuses on sustainable tourism, with an emphasis on SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities), SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), and SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals) within the travel and tourism sector.

Ben holds a PhD from UCL and is a lecturer in economics at the University of Essex. He is a research associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and a researcher at the Centre for Microsocial Change at Essex. He works on various aspects of economic inequality and wellbeing, with a focus on decisions made at the household level. During the covid19 crisis he has researched declines in mental wellbeing during the lockdown.

Andrew Eyles is a research economist at the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. His current research interests are in the economics of education, the economic determinants of criminality, and social mobility.