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Carnegie Mellon University, Heinz College

Felix Koenig

Felix Koenig studies the drivers of economic inequality and unemployment, focusing on the impact of technical change and labour market policies on the world of work. He is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Institute of Labour Economics (IZA).

University of Birmingham

Santosh Koirala

Santosh Koirala is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Birmingham. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Strathclyde. His research interest lies in corporate risk-taking, investment decisions and M&As, with a focus on law and regulatory interventions. Santosh was a commercial banker and public sector finance specialist, and thus brings 9 years of private and public sector insights to his academic research. He also specializes in emerging market finance. His current

University of Surrey

Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner

Martin Foureaux Koppensteiner is associate professor in economics at the University of Surrey. He is also Research Fellow at IZA and an advisor to the UK Evaluation and Trial Advise Panel. His research focuses on the evaluation of public policies contributing to the understanding of their intended and unintended consequences. He has a particular interest in understanding how individual shocks affect outcomes over the lifecycle and how public policies can moderate the impact of these shocks.  

Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT)

Iikka Korhonen

Iikka Korhonen works as the director of Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT), which conducts research and analysis of major emerging market countries, especially Russia and China. He has been a visiting researcher at Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Kyiv School of Economics, Hitotsubashi and Yokohama National University. His research interests include monetary and exchange rate policies in emerging markets as well as effects of economic sanctions.

Queen Mary, University of London

Maria Koumenta

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.

London School of Economics

Christian Krekel

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