PhD Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University
PhD Researcher in Behavioural Economics, focusing on personalised nudges and heterogeneity. Also digital economy, considering new models of data ownership.
My current research considers user responses to the commercial use of behavioural economics. I've previously written about the political application of behavioural economics, contemporary political economy and technology.
I received an MSc in Economics and Financial Analysis at Manchester Metropolitan University in 2018. In 2019, I was awarded the AJ Bell Mike Morrison Memorial Prize for outstanding Behavioural Economics Dissertation.
Dark patterns: how online companies strive to keep your money and data when you try to leave
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Have you signed up to an online service for a free trial, decided it isnt for you, but still ended up paying for it months or even years later? Or tried cancelling a subscription, and found yourself giving up during the...
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ChatGPT is a remarkable technological development, capable of writing compelling prose that comes across as natural, coherent and knowledgeable. But it has its limits, and can be made to say silly things. I managed to...
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