I am a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Westminster. My research interests lie in Applied Economics, with topics including foreign direct investment, economic growth/productivity, and the mobility of scientists. Before joining the University of Westminster, I worked at the University of Cambridge. I completed my PhD at the University of Sheffield in 2019. 

My research has focused on foreign acquisition, knowledge spillovers, firm-level productivity (including productivity measurement/TFP/Markups, and estimation frameworks), and the mobility of international scientists.

New! My latest working papers

Heterogeneous Foreign Acquisition Effects on Firm Productivity (slides here: slides)

Recent Trends in Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in the United Kingdom: New Measures, New Puzzles (slides here: slides)

Recent Trends in Firm-Level Markups in the United Kingdom 2008-2019 (slides here: slides)

ACADEMIC POSITION

Lecturer in Economics, University of Westminster, Westminster Business School (UK)

Affiliated Researcher, Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge (UK) 

Research Member of Productivity Institute, University of Manchester (UK)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE SINCE PhD

Research Associate, Bennett Institute, University of Cambridge (UK)                              

[2021 - 2023 Aug]  

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Galway (Ireland)

[2019 - 2021 Aug]

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

1. Recent Trends in Firm-Level Total Factor Productivity in the United Kingdom: New Measures, New Puzzles. 2024, Economica (ABS3) https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12541 TPI WP  Bennett WP series

2. Diagnosing the UK Productivity Slowdown: Which Sectors Matter and Why? 2023 Economica (ABS3) https://doi.org/10.1111/ecca.12459

3. Stars as Catalysts: An Event-Study Analysis of the Impact of Star-Scientist Recruitment on Local Research Performance in a Small Open Economy, 2022 Journal of Economic Geography (ABS4) academic.oup.com/joeg/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jeg/lbac016/6606125?searchresult=1

4. Embodied and Disembodied FDI Spillovers and Distance from the Educational Frontier. 2023 Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade (ABS2) link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10842-023-00397-z 

5. Refining vertical productivity spillovers from FDI: Evidence from 32 economies. 2021 International Review of Economics & Finance (ABS2)  papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4076275 

6. Foreign Direct Investment and Relative Capacity: Theory and Evidence. 2023 Economics of Transition (ABS2) https://doi.org/10.1111/ecot.12369 

7. Core Product Competence and Productivity Gains: The Role of Foreign Ownership. 2023 International Review of Applied Economics (ABS1) doi.org/10.1080/02692171.2023.2210513 

8. Gender, Firm Performance, and FDI supply-purchase Spillovers in Emerging Markets. 2023 International Economics https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2023.06.002