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Santa Fe Institute and CORE

Samuel Bowles

Samuel Bowles, (PhD, Economics, Harvard University) heads the Behavioural Sciences Programme at the Santa Fe Institute. Bowles’ research includes theoretical and empirical studies of political hierarchy and wealth inequality and their evolution over the very long run. Recent books are The Moral Economy:  Why good laws are no substitute for good citizens (2016) and A Cooperative Species: Human reciprocity and its evolution (with Herbert Gintis, 2011). With CORE he has produced a new free

NIESR

Claudine Bowyer-Crane

Claudine Bowyer-Crane is a psychologist with a background in children’s language and reading development. She has particular expertise in developing and evaluating early interventions for children’s language and literacy development, as well as the development of literacy skills in children with English as an Additional Language.

Resolution Foundation

Mike Brewer

Mike Brewer’s research has covered aspects of inequality in income and wealth, including the role of the labour market and the impact of personal taxes and the social security system. He also has a long background in using microsimulation methods. He is the author of a book, What Do We Know And What Should We Do About Inequality?, published by SAGE in 2019

University of Bristol

Anna Brian

Anna Brian is a final year BSc economics student at the University of Bristol, currently studying abroad at KU Leuven.

University of Manchester

Alison Briggs

Alison is a final year PhD Research Student in the Department of Geography, at the University of Manchester. Alison’s research explores food insecurity through the relational spaces of family, friendships and other social relations. This research aims to offer nuanced understanding of the ways in which food insecurity affects everyday lives and (re) configures relationships. To do this, Alison has adopted a feminist approach and employed ethnography. Alison undertook research into period

Paris School of Economics & J-PAL

Simon Briole

Simon Briole is a postdoc researcher at JPAL-Europe / Paris School of Economics. His main research topics are Labour Economics, Education and Family Economics, with a focus on socio-economic inequalities and public policy evaluation. Since 2017, he is also working on the randomized evaluation of a European program (Active Citizenship) designed to enhance middle school students’ civic skills, tolerance and democratic engagement.