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About Me
Currently, I'm the Head of Content for Ali Abdaal. I lead a talented team to make valuable, educational content to help people build a life that they love.
Occassionally, I share my writing here.
Previously, I was an economics professor and got my PhD in Economics from Oxford University. You can learn more about my research in economics here.
Selected Writing
Oops, I'm becoming co-dependent on AI
A guide to unconventional careers
An introvert's guide to speaking up in meetings
Avoid these 5 credibility-killing phrases at work
The secret to standing out at work
How to not be nervous for a presentation
What do employers actually want?
4 reasons why correlation does not imply causation
Should you follow your passion?
The art of being happy (when you're not sure where you're going)
Academic Publications & Projects
Education and Issue-Based Polarization: Evidence from US and Europe. British Education Research Journal, 2024. (with Eileen Tipoe)
Co-benefits from health and health systems to education. Health Policy, 2024.
The Effect of Increasing Women's Autonomy on Primary and Repeated Caesarean Sections in Brazil. Health Economics, 2022. (with Victor Hugo de Oliveira & Climent Quintana Domeque)
Global COVID-19 vaccine inequity: Preferences for overseas vaccine donation over booster shots. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 2022. (with Eileen Tipoe)
Obstacles on the Road to School: The Impacts of Mobility Restrictions on Educational Performance. Journal of Human Resources, 2021. (with Sami Miaari)
Natural Disasters and Early Human Development: Hurricane Catarina and Infant Health in Brazil. Journal of Human Resources, 2021. (with Victor Hugo de Oliveira & Climent Quintana Domeque)
Changes in the quantity and quality of time use during the COVID-19 lockdowns in the UK: Who is the most affected? PLOS One, 2021. (with Eileen Tipoe)
Anxiety and Depression among Medical Doctors in Catalonia, Italy, and the UK during the COVID-19 Pandemic. PLOS One, 2021 (with Climent Quintana-Domeque, Anwen Zhang, Eugenio Proto, Michele Battisti, and Antonia Ho)
[In progress] Exploiting discontinuities in secondary school attendance to evaluate value added. (with Jack Britton and Damon Clark)
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