Health Economics, Labour Economics, Development Economics
Main research agenda
"The effect of health on the marginal utility of consumption: Evidence based on household consumption expenditure" (sole author), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2025).
"Impacts of livelihood empowerment programs on refugee wellbeing and economic inclusion: Evidence from Dollo Ado refugee camps in Ethiopia", (with F. Nimoh, I. Sarr & M. Vallet), World Development Perspectives (2025).
"Pain and subjective well-being among older adults in the developing world: A comprehensive assessment based on the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health", (with Jürgen Maurer), Economics & Human Biology (2024).
Interdisciplinary (global health and social protection)
"Gender pay gaps in nursing and midwifery: Evidence from cross-country comparative analysis", (with M. McIsaac). International Journal of Nursing Studies (2026).
"Impacts of the Universal Credit welfare reform on well-being: A natural experiment study using UK population survey data", (with with A. Baxter, S.Wickham, M. Tindall, M. Marimpi, H. Brown, L. Munford, M. Sutton, M. Richiardi, M. Cheetham, D. Taylor-Robinson, C. Bambra, S.V. Katikireddi & P. Craig). BMJ Public Health (2026).
"Impact of the 2013 WHO guidelines for screening and treatment of cervical pre-cancerous lesions on women’s screening uptake, by HIV-status, in Eastern and Southern Africa: a regression discontinuity design analysis", (with D. Chipanta, C. Osborne, J. Bohlius, A. Shakarishvilia, A.L. Nyondo-Mipando, J. Estill & O. Keiser), Reproductive Health (2026).
"Missing the vulnerable - Inequalities in social protection in 13 sub-Saharan African countries: Analysis of population-based surveys", with (with D. Chipanta, L. Hertzog, A.R. Hosseinpoor, M. Smith, C. Mahoney, J.G.J. Meija, J. Estill & O. Keiser), PLOS Global Public Health (2024).
"Differences between persons with and without disability in HIV prevalence, testing, treatment, and care cascade in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study using population-based data", (with D. Chipanta, S. Mitra, M.R. Velarde, K. Amekudzi, C. Osborne, J. Estill & O. Keiser), BMC Public Health (2023).
"Socioeconomic inequalities in cervical precancer screening among women in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe: analysis of Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment surveys ", (with D. Chipanta, S. Kapambwe, A.L. Nyondo-Mipando, M. Pascoe, J. Bohlius, J. Estill & O. Keiser), BMJ Open (2023).
"Socioeconomic inequalities in the 90-90-90 target, among people living with HIV in 12 Sub-Saharan African countries, implications for achieving the 95-95-95 target - Analysis of population-based surveys", (with D. Chipanta, D. Giovenco, J. Estill & O. Keiser), The Lancet EClinicalMedicine (2022).
"Women with disabilities in hearing: the last mile in the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV – a cross-sectional study from Zambia", (with D. Chipanta, H. Stöckl, E. Toska, P. Chanda, J. Mwanza, K. Kaila, C. Matome, G. Tembo, A. Thiabaud, O. Keiser & J. Estill), AIDS Care (2022).
"Gender pay gap in the health and care sector in the WHO European Region: evidence brief", (with M. McIsaac), WHO Regional Office for Europe Report (2026).
"The gender pay gap in the health and care sector: A global analysis in the time of COVID-19", (with R. Vazquez-Alvarez and M. McIsaac), Joint Report by World Health Organization (WHO) & International Labour Organization (ILO), (2022).
"The migrant pay gap: Understanding wage differences between migrants and nationals", International Labour Office (ILO), (2020).
"The transition in play: Worldwide employment trends in the electricity sector", (with G. Montt and N. Maître), ILO Working Paper no.28, International Labour Office (ILO), (2018)
"The health and economic costs of welfare reform: a quasi-experimental evaluation of the roll-out of Universal Credit in England”, [first author] (with C. Bambra, L. Munford, M. Sutton, et al.).
Revision requested, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Press: Policy@Manchester, Public Sector Focus
[CeMPA Working Paper 2/26] [PDF, May 2026]
"The economic consequences of welfare reform: Universal Credit rollout in England", [first author] (with P. Craig, I. Francetic, L. Munford & M. Sutton)
"When life looks worse than it feels: Divergence between evaluative and experienced wellbeing in later life. Evidence from the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health", [first author] (with Jürgen Maurer)
"Legal identity documentation and socioeconomic inclusion among forcibly displaced persons" (sole author).
"Does care follow need? Health care use around the first reported diagnosis of chronic illness in England", (with L. Munford).
"Socioeconomic inequalities along the mental health care pathway: Small-area evidence from England", (with S.A. Abri, L. Munford & M. Sutton)