Education
I completed my BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics in 2015, graduating with honours and an AQM award from the Department of Government and SAGE Publications (1 of 2 awarded). Upon completion I was awarded an ESRC '1+3' enhanced studentship in Economics. I received an MRes in Economics in 2016 and a PhD in Economics in 2021. You can read more about my time at Essex here.
PhD Economics (2016-2021)
Thesis: Money Matters? Essays on human capital accumulation, occupational choice and worker productivity.
Passed Ph.D. defence with minor corrections (19th February 2021)
Supervisors: Adeline Delavande, Emilia Del Bono and Angus Holford
MRes Economics (2015-16)
Dissertation: How parents update their beliefs of higher education attainment in response to new information about their child’s academic ability
Supervisor: Emilia Del Bono
BA(Hons) Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Applied Quantitative Methods) (2012-15)
Research Visit
CESifo Group Munich (April - July 2019)
Host: Ludger Woessmann
Awards
Winner of the PGR Student Interdisciplinary Conference funding for “Workshop on Cross-Disciplinary Experimental Methods” with Andrea Albertazzi and Elisabetta Lenis, et al. (£5000). (2019)
ESSEXLab Seedcorn funding "Is the grass always greener? Labour market beliefs and the decision to quit: evidence from teaching" (£1525) (2019)
ESRC Overseas Institutional Visit (£4000) (2019)
Recipient of ESRC ‘1+3’ enhanced Quantitative Methods studentship in Economics (2015-19)
Recipient of AQM award from the Government Department and SAGE Publications (2015)
Recipient of Academic Scholarship, University of Essex (2012-15)
Dean’s List for Academic Excellence (2012-15)
Recipient of Flora Forster fund for Academic Excellence (2012-15)
A levels; Economics A, Politics A*, Law A*
MRes graduation 2017
BA graduation 2015
Speaking at the Sixth Form Awards Evening as President of the Studnet Council