Research Interests
I am open to PhD applications in;
- Social policy evaluation
- Disability and the labour market
- Contingent employment
- Education
- Health behaviours
More broadly in labour economics, health economics, education economics, and the economics of social policy. I am happy to consider transdisciplinary PhD projects.
Public outreach & key achievements
I am a Research Fellow of the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA):
I engage with policy makers, e.g.:
Media contributions include:
Research students
| PhD area | Peer and network effects in adolescent substance use |
| Name | John Moriarty |
| Years of study | 2009-2012 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | Health Economic Evaluation Of Alternatives To Current Surveillance In Colorectal Adenoma At Risk Of Colorectal Cancer |
| Name | Ethna McFerran |
| Years of study | 2014-2018 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | Joblessness, Religion and Economic Opportunity in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Neil Rowland |
| Years of study | 2015-2019 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | Understanding work disability in Northern Ireland |
| Name | Anne Devlin |
| Years of study | 2016-2020 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | The Economics of Waiting Lists |
| Name | Ursula Smyth (part-time) |
| Years of study | 2006-2014 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| PhD area | Understanding Mental ill Health |
| Name | Chandril Ghosh |
| Years of study | 2018-2021 |
| Country | India |