Experts

Dr. Hassan Hakimian is Professor of Economics and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Department (MESD) at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. During 2010-19, he was Director of the London Middle East Institute (LMEI) and Reader in the Economics Department at SOAS University of London. Prior to that, he was an Associate Dean at Cass Business School, London, where he was responsible for Executive MBA Programs and set up pioneering EMBA programs in Shanghai and Dubai. His research

Sarah Hall is a Professor of Geography and Fellow of St John’s College, University of Cambridge, and a Senior Fellow at the UK in a Changing Europe. Her research centres on services trade, particularly financial services, with a focus on the uneven economic geographies of post-Brexit UK. She has provided evidence to a range of trade bodies, policy makers and the media including at Westminster, to the Scottish Parliament, The Financial Times, the BBC, The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph.

Lucy is a Research Assistant at the Bennett Institute for Public Policy working on the Sectoral Productivity project, which investigates the patterns and drivers of productivity in different sectors. Her research interests include the economic impacts of artificial intelligence, research productivity, the science of science, and economic growth. She holds a BA in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Lu Han is a Lecturer at the University of Liverpool Management School and a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). He is a macroeconomist with research interests in International Economics, Open Macroeconomics, Firms and Trade. His recent work includes the impact of Brexit on firms’ export and pricing decisions. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Karl is a Senior Economist at the Resolution Foundation. He specialises on welfare, but also works on broader labour market and economic growth issues. Previously he worked as an economist in the civil service, advising on cross government labour market strategy, economic and fiscal risk management, Universal Credit evaluation and labour market activation policy.

Nick is Professor of Environmental and One Health Economics at the University Of Glasgow. His main research interests are environmental valuation, ecological-economic modelling, economic history and the economics of sustainable development. He has recently been working on a number of One Health projects. Nick is co-author of three textbooks in environmental economics and cost-benefit analysis.