Experts

Sarah Jewell is an Associate Professor in economics at the University of Reading. Her main research interests lie in the fields of the graduate labour market, gender and the labour market, and the economics of sport: with a particular focus on economics insights using cricket data.

Yuemei Ji is Professor of Political Economy and Finance at University College London. Her areas of expertise are European macroeconomics, international financial economics, behavioural macroeconomics, and structural reforms. She is a Fellow of the CESifo research network and an Editor of the International Journal of Finance & Economics.

Fergus is an Associate Economist in the Macroeconomic Team at NIESR. His research interests lie in macroeconomic theory, labour economics, time series econometrics and microeconometrics.

Geraint Johnes is Professor of Economics at Lancaster University. He has published widely in leading economics journals on efficiency measurement & labour markets, & is author of several books. His most recent work concerns the gig economy at regional level in the UK, & on the employment effects of retail sector developments. Geraint is a regular commentator on economic events on TV & radio, and has recently provided analysis on COVID-19 for (amongst others) BBC 5live, France24, RT

Craig is a Research Associate with the Wales Centre for Public Policy. He has recently published reports on migration policy, the implications of Brexit for Wales, and public service leadership. His research interests are in politics and public policy. He has published in leading refereed academic journals on issues of party politics, public opinion and elections. He completed his PhD in Politics at Newcastle University in February 2018, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council.

Ann is a Methods, Data and Research Analyst specialising in geo-analytics. She works in the Development team within the Environmental Economy division in the Office for National Statistics.