About

I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, University of St Andrews. Prior to joining in 2015, I received my PhD and an MSc in Economics from the Toulouse School of Economics in France. I hold a BA in Economics, with minor in Environmental Studies, from Mount Allison University in Canada. 

My research is in applied microeconomics with a particular interest in education economics, as well as labour economics and development economics. Recent research projects fall broadly under two themes. The first studies the return to university degrees, with a focus on field of study. The second uses the evaluation of educational interventions to shed light on the processes through which education shapes human capital. This second thread currently involves collaboration with organizations running educational interventions in India, Tanzania and Bangladesh.