Experts

David leads the Fraser of Allander Institute’s work on fiscal policy. He is an expert on fiscal devolution and the devolved budgets. He has been adviser to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee since 2016. David also has research interests in inequality and labour markets, and was previously a commissioner on the Scottish Government’s Poverty and Inequality Commission.

Paul Ekins has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of London and is Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London. He was a Co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre from 2004-2019. He is currently a member of UNEP’s International Resource Panel and leading on a project on financing the sustainable extraction of critical minerals. He was one of two global Co-Chairs of UNEP’s Global Environment

Amira is the Associate Director of Research for J-PAL Middle East and North Africa (MENA), an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Political Science of Cairo University, and an Economic Research Forum Affiliate. At J-PAL MENA, she leads the research activities aimed at generating rigorous evidence to enhance our understanding of whether and how programs work to reduce poverty in the MENA region. Prior to joining J-PAL MENA, she worked as a Consultant at the World Bank, a

Lee Elliot Major OBE is Britain’s first Professor of Social Mobility, based at the University of Exeter. His Penguin book Social Mobility and Its Enemies, co-authored with Stephen Machin, has attracted attention across the world. His book What Works?, provides evidence-informed tips for teachers to improving learning. His expertise is in social mobility, education inequality and the use of evidence to improve outcomes for poorer pupils. He was formerly Chief Executive of the Sutton Trust.

Matt Elliott is Reader of Economics at the University of Cambridge and fellow of Jesus College Cambridge. He works on social and economic networks. A major research focus of his is how social and economic relationships between businesses affect the functioning of markets. He was awarded the Aliprantis Prize by the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in 2012 (joint with Ben Golub, Harvard) and the Wiley Prize in Economics by the British Academy in 2017. He is the principal investigator of

Caroline is Deputy Dean and an Economics Professor at Aston Business School. An industrial economist, her research has focused on marketing and pricing strategies in various industry settings, and on competition policy impacts. Caroline is Deputy Director of The Economics Network which promotes the quality of university economics teaching and learning across the UK. In her pedagogical research she focuses on technology enhanced learning, games in teaching, and alternative assessment methods.