CLASSES

Post Graduate/Professional Development

Impact Evaluation Methods (2021 – to date)
A 7-week online course in Impact Evaluation Methods provides participants with a strong grounding in Randomised Control Trials (RCTs), quasi-experimental methods, process evaluations, and quantitative methods for understanding impact.  The course is interactive, collaborative and uses mixed learning methods.  Throughout the course, participants will have the opportunity to develop their own design for an impact evaluation.

Econometrics (Advanced Quantitative Methods II) (2022 – to date)
Building on the foundational concepts in statistics such as confidence intervals and hypotheses testing, this module explores alternative approaches to causal inference such as difference and difference estimators, regression discontinuity and randomised control trials. The module includes examples of policy focused causal inference studies.

Microeconomics (Micro Economic Policy) (2013-2015)
This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive outline of some of the core elements of micro economics and their applications to policy. By the end of the module students will be able to use their knowledge of economic theory and policy so as to have a better understanding of the drivers of demand and supply and of the decision making processes of individuals and businesses. Students will have an understanding of market systems. Students should also have an understanding of how governments can sometimes improve market outcomes.

Undergraduate

Economics of Less Developed Countries (2011 – to date)
This module takes a macro perspective in considering the causes of growth and underdevelopment. This module explores the contemporary theories of growth and critically examines the role played by institutions, economic policy, overseas aid, trade, finance and the environment in global development .

Economics of Policy Issues (2012 – to date)
This module investigates the responsibilities and limitations of government in a market economy. It covers traditional public-finance topics of public goods, externalities, unwanted markets, and asymmetric information alongside social insurance, moral hazard, and social mobility.

World Economy (2017 and 2020)
The purpose of this course is to provide a background to engage with the big topics that characterize the world economy. It covers issues like financial globalization, trade, development strategies, inequality, migration, and climate change. We are going to take an historical view focusing on the dynamics after War World II. At the end of the course the student is expected to have a critical and analytical perspective on these topics.

Statistics (Mathematics and Statistics B) (2011 – 2015)
In this module we study how to summarize data in a consistent way and draw accurate conclusions that can be used in decision-making. The aim of the module is to guide students so that they understand basic statistical concepts, apply statistics to a range of day-to-day problems and translate real life questions into statistics questions. The module includes approaches to the computation of statistics and their interpretation.

Economic Policy (Introduction B) (2017 - 2018)
This module aims to provide students with a comprehensive outline of some of the core elements of macroeconomics and their applications. By the end of the module it is hoped that students will be able to read and understand macroeconomic data, as well as use their knowledge of economic theory and policy so as to have a better understanding of how an economy functions.

AWARDS

Provost Teaching Award 2017 (top University Award for teaching)

Top Module in Economics

  • Hilary Term 2010/11: Economics of Less Developed Countries

  • Hilary Term 2012/13: Economics of Less Developed Countries

  • Hilary Term 2013/14: Economics of Less Developed Countries

  • Hilary Term 2014/15: Economics of Less Developed Countries

  • Michaelmas Term 2015/16: Economics of Policy Issues

  • Hilary Term 2016/17 (over 100 students): World Economy

  • Hilary Term 2017/18 (over 100 students): Introduction to Economic Policy 

  • Hilary Term 2020/21: Economics of Policy Issues

VIDEOS

Example of my teaching style from a recorded lecture.

Guest appearance on the Strawberry Alarm Clock FM 104.