Experts

Dr. Koumenta is a Senior Lecturer in Work & Labour Market Analysis at Queen Mary, University of London. Her research activities are in the fields of labour economics and labour market policy. She works on themes relating to pay, pay inequality, employment, non-standard forms of work and labour market institutions. She has led various projects funded by the UK government and the EU, and has provided policy advice to the Treasury, BEIS, parliamentary committees, the EU, the World Bank and the OECD.

Christian Krekel is an Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), LSE, and at the Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford. Christian’s research looks at how our environment affects our lives – specifically our behaviour, health, and (ultimately) wellbeing. He also works on how to make wellbeing data operational for

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies at Harvard University. His work focuses on innovation, including in education, health, water, finance and agriculture in developing countries. He is the joint winner of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Michael actively translates his academic work into programs that have impacted millions of lives. This includes work on innovation, deworming, water quality, and Advance Market Commitments for vaccinations.

Alex Krumer is a professor of sports economics at Molde University College in Norway. His main research interests are sports and behavioural economics. He published sports related papers in journals like European Journal of Operational Research, European Economic Review, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organization, Journal of Law Economics and Organization, Economic Inquiry. He serves as an Associate Editor at Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics.

Sonya joined the IFS in February 2014 as Director of the Centre for the Evaluation of Development Policies (EDePo). Her main research interests are in the determinants of skill acquisition among children and young people living in poverty, as well as more broadly the mechanisms through which childhood conditions manifest in child development and outcomes. Her recent work focuses on the role of home and school factors in explaining the evolution of gaps in cognitive skills and school attainment among

Ashwin is an economist and is Professor of Social Policy in the Policy Evaluation Research Unit at Manchester Metropolitan University. He is also the Unit’s Deputy Director. Ashwin works on analysis and modelling of incomes, poverty, the labour market and welfare reform. He is also a member of the UK Statistics Authority Advisory Panel on Consumer Prices (Stakeholder), and a member of the Audit Committee of the homelessness charity St Mungo’s