Experts

Professor Ortega-Argiles holds the Chair of Regional Economic Development at City- REDI Institute, University of Birmingham. Her work cover areas including regional development, local innovation and entrepreneurship, competitiveness and Brexit. Her scientific work ranges in approach from advanced econometric modelling to case study techniques. Raquel’s research is funded by UKICE and Rebuilding Macroeconomics ESRC initiatives and recently also by Facebook. She is an editor of Regional

Andrew Oswald is a Professor of Economics and Behavioural Science at the University of Warwick. His research is principally in applied economics and quantitative social science. It currently includes work on the COVID-19 crisis and health economics. In more normal times Andrew Oswald also works on the empirical study of job satisfaction, human happiness, mental health, unemployment, labour productivity, and the influence of diet on psychological well-being. He serves on the board of editors of

Laura Outhwaite is a Research Fellow in the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities – a new interdisciplinary research centre at UCL Institute of Education, focused on identifying and reducing structural barriers to opportunities across the life course. Her expertise lies in psychology applied to education in understanding the design and impact of interventions on child outcomes, with a focus on early years, mathematical and cognitive development, and educational

Henry Overman is Professor of Economic Geography at the London School of Economics. He is also the Research Director of the Centre for Economic Performance and the director of the What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth. His research interests include the causes and consequences of spatial disparities and the impact of urban and regional policy.

Ece Ozdemiroglu is an environmental economist specialising in valuing nature’s benefits for human health and wellbeing. Her focus is on pushing the boundaries of what’s included in economic analysis and making better cases the business case for investing in natural capital. Her current work is particularly relevant agriculture, water and land management and adaptation to climate change. She is the founding director of eftec and a member of the UK Committee on Climate Change –

Gulcin Ozkan is Professor of Finance at King’s College London. Previously, she held academic positions at METU, Durham University and the University of York. She has also been the Managing Editor of the Bulletin of Economic Research since 2013. Her research focuses on the intersection of macroeconomics and finance covering financial crises; financial stability; fiscal policy and financial constraints; monetary and macroprudential policies; emerging markets; and the economics of