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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.

Nuffield College, University of Oxford

Stephen Broadberry

Stephen Broadberry is a Professor of Economic History, Oxford University, Director of the CEPR Economic History Programme and a theme leader at CAGE, University of Warwick. His books include British Economic Growth, 1270-1870, co-authored with Bruce Campbell, Alexander Klein, Mark Overton and Bas van Leeuwen (2015) and The Cambridge Economic History of the Modern World, co-edited with Kyoji Fukao (2021).

University of East Anglia

Mike Brock

Mike is currently in his seventh academic year as a member of staff in the School of Economics based at the University of East Anglia (UEA). He teaches a wide range of subject disciplines, including mathematics and econometrics, behavioural economics and environmental & natural resource economics. His research expertise spans these fields, with his major focus being the value and opportunities which people derive from their local environment, alongside examining the ways in which behavioural

IFS, UCL, World Bank

Anne Brockmeyer

Anne Brockmeyer is the Research Director for the tax & development group at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, Honorary Associate Professor at University College London and a Senior Economist at the World Bank (?currently on leave). Her research lies at the intersection of development economics and public finance, with a focus on the design of tax systems in the context of weak institutional capacity and high informality. Anne holds a PhD from the London School of Economics.

University of Sheffield

Sarah Brown

Sarah’s research interests lie in labour and education economics, and household finance. She is a director of Sheffield Household Finance Group, an IZA Research Fellow and a Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute Associate Fellow. She has been a member of the DWP Steering Committee for the Work, Pensions and Labour Economics Study Group since 2001. She is a member of the Money and Pensions Service Research and Evaluation Group. Since 2015, Sarah has been a Low Pay Commissioner.

Cardiff University

Phillip Brown

Phillip Brown is a Distinguished Research Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University. His publications include 18 books, including The Death of Human Capital?: Its Failed Promise And How To Renew It In An Age of Disruption (Oxford University Press, 2020). He Chaired an Independent Review examining the impact of digital innovation for the economy and the future of work in Wales (2019), and is currently leading a three-year international research programme on digital futures of