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Current Positions

  • Lecturer in Economics and Finance, University of St Andrews, 2021-
  • Consultant Economist, Bank of Canada, 2022-

Service

Department

  • Honours adviser, 2022-
  • Department Seminar Series co-organiser, 2023-
  • Convener of the macro research group, 2022-
  • Undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation supervision, 2022-
  • Ph.D. examination committee (Mario Lupoli - 2023, Nicolò Bandera - 2023)

University

  • Research and Impact Committee Member, 2023-

Ph.D. students

  • Arham Nahar (supervisor), 2022-
  • Richard Sparkes (2nd supervisor), 2022-

Teaching

  • Monetary Policy (graduate), St Andrews, 2022–
    Student evaluation (1=highest,5=lowest): 1.64 (2022), 1.25 (2023)
  • International Finance (graduate), St Andrews, 2021–
    Student evaluation (1=highest,5=lowest): 1.51 (2021), 1.57 (2022)
  • Macroeconomic Theory (graduate), Carleton University, 2021–2022

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of Surrey, 2012–2017
    Thesis Title: "Stabilisation policy, Financial Frictions and Heterogeneity in Macroeconomic Models"
    Supervisors: Prof. Paul Levine and Dr Tom Holden
  • MSc in Economics, University of Surrey (graduated top of the class), 2010–2012
  • BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering, University of Surrey, 2001–2005

Previous Positions

  • Visiting Lecturer, Carleton University, Ottawa, 2021–2022
  • Senior Economist, Canadian Economic Analysis, Bank of Canada, 2017-2021
  • Visiting Researcher, University of Surrey, Guildford, 2018–2021
  • Research Fellow, University of Surrey, 2013–2017
  • Consultant, European Central Bank, Frankfurt-am-Main, 2015–2016
  • PhD Intern, Bank of England, London, 2015
  • PhD Trainee, European Central Bank, Frankfurt-am-Main, 2014

Teaching and Research Fields

  • Primary fields: macroeconomics, monetary economics, macro-finance
  • Secondary fields: spatial economics

Referees

  • Prof. Paul Levine
  • Prof. Ricardo Nunes
  • Raf Wouters
  • Dr Yang Zhang