Work experience
Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of Strathclyde
Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow (2023-present), leading the institute's work on fiscal issues and tax modelling
Office for Budget Responsibility
Senior Economist on long-term fiscal sustainability (2021-2023)
Senior Fiscal Analyst on public expenditure forecasting (2019-2021)
Senior Fiscal Analyst on Brexit fiscal issues (2018-2019)
HM Revenue and Customs
Economic Adviser on large business tax gap estimation (2017-2018)
Assistant Economist on hidden economy tax gap estimation (2017)
Ernst & Young LLP
Senior Economic Consultant (2016-2017)
Office for Budget Responsibility
Assistant Economist on policy costings (2015)
HM Revenue and Customs
Assistant Economist on excise tax policy (2013-2015)
Assistant Economist on indirect taxes monitoring (2013)
Statistical Officer on indirect taxes monitoring (2012-2013)
Academic qualifications
PhD Economics - Birkbeck, University of London (2020-2024)
MSc Economic Policy - University College London (2011-2012)
Bachelor's degree (Licenciatura) in Economics - Faculty of Economics, University of Porto (2008-2011)
Other roles
Member of the ScotStat Board (2024-present)
Director of Knowledge Exchange for Economics at Strathclyde Business School (2023-present)
Birkbeck Economics PhD student representative (2022-2023)
Government Economic Service assessor (2019-2023)
Working papers
"Taking the long view: using civil and military spending shocks from 1879 to 2018 to estimate the UK’s government spending multiplier" (2025). Strathclyde Discussion Paper in Economics No. 25-2, University of Strathclyde.
Civil Service publications
"Anti-avoidance costings: an evaluation" (2016, with Surjinder Johal). OBR working paper number 8.
"Evaluation of the Research and Development Tax Credit" (2015, with Rigmor Kringelholt Fowkes and Neil Duncan). HMRC working paper number 17.
"Estimation of price elasticities of demand for alcohol in the United Kingdom" (2014). HMRC working paper 16.