Experts

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.

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

Daniel is currently an economics researcher at the University of Strathclyde and will join the University of Dundee as a Lecturer starting in Fall 2020. He is primarily an applied microeconomist with a strong focus on policy-relevant research topics in public economics. His recent research has looked at the effects of changes in tax/welfare policies on individual and household behaviour.

Konstantin is a PhD candidate at the University of Oxford’s Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment. His research explores the circular economy of minerals and metals, the impact of the energy transition on global metal value chains, and sustainability innovation dynamics in the mining sector. He has extensive experience in the mining and metals industry and continues to work with private and public entities to solve complex sustainability challenges faced by the mining sector.

Janine joined the Macro modelling and Forecasting team at NIESR in 2018 as an Economist. Her responsibilities include forecasting key macroeonomic variables for a variety of developing and emerging market economies during the quarterly forecast round. With a background in monetary policy and central banking, she is ideally placed to conduct NIESR’s inflation analysis, published monthly on the Institute’s website. Janine’s interest in big data and quantitative methods led to her involvement