Experts

Jo Blanden is Professor in Economics at the University of Surrey and a Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE. Her research covers a range of issues in  Family, Education and Labour Economics.  She has contributed to the literature on social mobility, emphasising  the role of education, and more recently home ownership in intergenerational transmissions. She has evaluated how policy in early years can influence children’s attainment and reduce development gaps associated

Nicholas (Nick) Bloom is a Professor of Economics at Stanford University, and a Co-Director of the Productivity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship program at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His research focuses on management practices and uncertainty. He previously worked at the UK Treasury and McKinsey & Company.

Jack Blundell is a PhD Candidate in Economics at Stanford University. His academic research covers intergenerational mobility, income volatility and the effectiveness of government policies surrounding the gender pay gap. He has written on the impact of economic downturns on different types of workers, with a special focus on the self-employed in the current crisis.

David Bogle is a PhD candidate at Queen’s University Belfast and is a Research Student at the Queen’s University Centre for Economic History. His research focuses on the evolution of insurance, regulation and financial markets.

Bee is a Research Economist in the Retirement, Saving, and Ageing sector at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Her recent research has included analysing the increase in rates of economic inactivity for older people during the Covid-19 pandemic, documenting financial transfers (gifts and loans) between generations, and examining public sector pay and pension provision.

Michele Boldrin is the Joseph Gibson Hoyt Distinguished Professor in Arts & Sciences in the Department of Economics at Washington University in St Louis. His research  focuses on the theory and application of Dynamic General Equilibrium models. He has written on economic growth, business cycles, asset pricing, the welfare system, innovation theory and technological progress, search theory, the labour market, intellectual property, fertility, and international trade.