Lecturer in Economics, University of Reading
My research focuses on Macroeconomics and Labour Economics, with a special interest in understanding cyclical fluctuations and issues of economic inequality. I also have a growing interest in Sports Economics and do some football forecasting.
Football returns in empty stadiums – research shows home advantage disappears
May 20, 2020 15:54 pm UTC| Business
For millions of football fans, weve had nothing but repeats to watch to get our fix in recent months. But starting from May 16, elite European football kicks off, courtesy of the German Bundesliga. But there will be a few...
Apr 13, 2020 15:26 pm UTC| Sports
This is going to be a difficult argument to win but as sports economists, we are going to try to convince you that footballers are in the right. Though the season has been suspended, footballers themselves are back in...
Bury FC: the economics of an English football club's collapse
Sep 02, 2019 23:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports
Bury Football Club has been expelled from the English Football League after 125 years of membership due to unpaid debts. This is a seismic event in football history. It is the first time a club has been expelled from the...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight