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An ongoing theme of Prof Koch’s research has been the ways in which political and economic restructuring are reflected in welfare and employment relations as well as in structures of social inequality. More recently, he started to combine these research interests with issues of ecological sustainability, particularly climate change, sustainable welfare and degrowth/postgrowth societies. He also carries out research into promoting synergy across economic, environmental and social

Felix Koenig studies the drivers of economic inequality and unemployment, focusing on the impact of technical change and labour market policies on the world of work. He is an Assistant Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and an associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) and the Institute of Labour Economics (IZA).

Santosh Koirala is an Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Birmingham. He holds a PhD in Finance from the University of Strathclyde. His research interest lies in corporate risk-taking, investment decisions and M&As, with a focus on law and regulatory interventions. Santosh was a commercial banker and public sector finance specialist, and thus brings 9 years of private and public sector insights to his academic research. He also specializes in emerging market finance. His

Dr. Koumenta is a Senior Lecturer in Work & Labour Market Analysis at Queen Mary, University of London. Her research activities are in the fields of labour economics and labour market policy. She works on themes relating to pay, pay inequality, employment, non-standard forms of work and labour market institutions. She has led various projects funded by the UK government and the EU, and has provided policy advice to the Treasury, BEIS, parliamentary committees, the EU, the World Bank and the

Christian Krekel is an Assistant Professor in Behavioural Science in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, London School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Research Associate at the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), LSE, and at the Wellbeing Research Centre, University of Oxford. Christian’s research looks at how our environment affects our lives – specifically our behaviour, health, and (ultimately) wellbeing. He also works on how to make wellbeing data operational

Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies at Harvard University. His work focuses on innovation, including in education, health, water, finance and agriculture in developing countries. He is the joint winner of the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Michael actively translates his academic work into programs that have impacted millions of lives. This includes work on innovation, deworming, water quality, and Advance Market Commitments for vaccinations.