Experts

Lucy is a Research Assistant at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy working on the Sectoral Productivity project, which investigates the patterns and drivers of productivity in different sectors. Her research interests include the economic impacts of artificial intelligence, research productivity, the science of science, and economic growth. She holds a BA in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Lu Han is a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool Management School and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He is a macroeconomist with research interests in International Economics, Open Macroeconomics, Firms and Trade. His recent work includes the impact of Brexit on firms’ export and pricing decisions. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Karl is a Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation. He specialises on welfare, but also works on broader labour market and economic growth issues. Previously he worked as an economist in the civil service, advising on cross government labour market strategy, economic and fiscal risk management, Universal Credit evaluation and labour market activation policy.

Nick is Professor of Environmental and One Health Economics at the University Of Glasgow. His main research interests are environmental valuation, ecological-economic modelling, economic history and the economics of sustainable development. He has recently been working on a number of One Health projects. Nick is co-author of three textbooks in environmental economics and cost-benefit analysis.

W. Walker Hanlon is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Northwestern University. His research focuses on understanding how economies evolve over the long-run using novel historical data. He is particularly interested in questions related to technological progress, urbanization, demography, international trade, and the environment. Before joining Northwestern, Professor Hanlon spent four years working at NYU’s Stern School of Business, one year as a Kenen Fellow at Princeton

Alan Hanna is a Reader in Finance at Queen’s University Belfast. Having previously worked in financial technology roles, his research interests include the application of algorithms and computational techniques to problems in finance and related fields. Recent projects include applying text analytics to a digitised archive of Financial Times articles and topic analysis of historical patents.