
Dr Karen Bonner is a Senior Economist at the Ulster University Economic Policy Centre (EPC) and a Research Associate of the Enterprise Research Centre. Prior to joining the EPC Karen was a lecturer in entrepreneurship at Queen’s University. Karen’s research interests have a policy focus and lie within the area of entrepreneurship, innovation and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) growth. Karen co-authors the UK Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report and has extensive experience of utilising micro-data to analyse firm performance and policy interventions.