Experts

James is an applied economist whose research interests are in public economics, specifically political economy and inequality. He is also interested in how these relate to labour economics, particularly productivity. An important part of his work are interdisciplinary collaborations. James is an Associate Professor at the University of Birmingham. His research is currently funded by the ESRC and the British Academy.

Jesús is an economist from the Central University of Venezuela, MSc. in Economics from University of Warwick and MSc. in Public Policy from IESA. He currently works as research assistant at the Wales Fiscal Analysis of the Wales Governance Centre, Cardiff University. His main interests are public economics, inequality and labour economics. Prior to work in the UK, Jesús hold different research and senior adviser roles in taxation departments and budget agencies at local governments in Venezuela.

Holding a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, Dominic Rohner is a Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Business and Economics (HEC) of the University of Lausanne. He is a Research Fellow of CEPR, CESifo, OxCarre and HiCN, Associate Editor at the Economic Journal and leader of the CEPR Research and Policy Network (RPN) on Preventing Conflict. He has published articles in various international journals, including AER, Econometrica, JPE, QJE, ReStud.

Alba Roldan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alicante and is part of the Institute of International Economics of the Valencian Community and the Jordi Nadal Study Center. She has been a visiting researcher at the University of York and at the University of Zaragoza. She obtained her PhD in the Economic History program at the University Carlos III of Madrid and the University of Barcelona in 2019. She obtained the Ramón Carande award in 2019 (Spanish Economic History Association award

Stephen Roper is Professor of Enterprise at Warwick Business School, Director of the Enterprise Research Centre (www.enterpriseresearch.ac.uk) and Co-Director of the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise. His research interests include innovation and innovation policy, SME growth and policy. Stephen regularly acts as an expert advisor for OECD and the World Bank on issues related to small business development and innovation policy including projects in Austria, Abu Dhabi, Mexico, Israel,

Rebecca Rose is a PhD candidate in Economics at the London School of Economics. Her expertise is occupational choice and racial discrimination in labour markets.