Primary Research Interests

Primary Research Interests:

Transition Risks:

(1) I am mainly interested in understanding how emerging economies, particularly those with large natural resource sectors, could navigate the transition to net-zero, particularly given the multiple political economy distortions often present within these economies, partly brought about by their exposure to global commodity markets.

Objectives: Identifying the effects of persistent and structural trade shocks on economic development, with a particular focus on the public finance channel. Identifying policies and sectoral strategies that can effectively promote economic diversification and long-run growth.

Beyond this, I am also extremely interested in the tools of economic analysis, particularly in the context of the energy transition, and especially those used by policymakers.

Option 1:

Macroeconomics, development economics, and energy economics. More specifically, I am interested in emerging economies, especially those with large natural resource sectors, and how they navigate major market shifts, particularly the global transition to net-zero.

(a) Shifting global commodity markets, with a particular focus on energy, including hydrocarbons, renewable technologies and critical minerals.

(b) How EEs respond to shocks from commodity markets (public finance / debt)

(c) How EEs diversify their economies for a net-zero future (industrial policy / innovation)

Cross sectional studies and case-studies

More broadly tools of analysis

I use a variety of research methods, including

    • Macroeconomics

    • Development Economics

    • Energy Economics

    • Public Finance & Fiscal Policy

    • Diversification & Innovation

    • Commodity Markets & Technologies

    • Panel / Time-Series

    • Econometrics

    • Machine Learning

    • NLP / Webscraping

    • GIS / Geospatial

    • Online Surveys

    • Firm-Level Data

Peer-Reviewed Publications:

  • Co-authored with Cameron Hepburn, Matthew Ives, Penny Mealy, Nicholas Stern, and Joseph Stiglitz (2025). “Economic frameworks and models to guide policy for the structural transformation to net-zero”. Oxford Review of Economic Policy (Forthcoming).

  • Co-authored with Vivien Foster et al. (2024). “Development transitions for fossil fuel-producing low-and lower–middle income countries in a carbon-constrained world”. Nature Energy (Published).

Policy / Reports:

  • Co-authored with Moritz Baer et al. (2025). “A global survey of finance ministries”. The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action.

  • Co-authored with Samuel Fankhauser et al. (2023). “Mobilising finance for sustainability and resilience in developing economies”. Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford.

  • Co-authored with Felisa Tibbitts et al. (2023). “From commitment to action: Integrating sustainable development into national education priorities”. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

  • Co-authored with Samira Barzin. (2022). “New approaches to economic modelling and data collection in low-income settings”. Institute for New Economic Thinking, University of Oxford.

  • Co-authored with Michael Sheldrick et al. (2020). “A recovery plan for the world: A campaign to End COVID-19 for all and kickstart a global recovery in 2021 ”. Global Citizen.

  • Co-authored with Dario Piselli et al. (2019). “Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through sustainable food systems”. Springer Life Sciences.

  • Co-authored with Jeffrey Sachs et al. (2019). “SDG costing and financing for Low-Income-Developing-Countries”. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

  • Co-authored with Jeffrey Sachs et al. (2018). “Closing the SDG budget gap”. UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.

Works-in-Progress (core themes):

  • Structural trade shocks and socio-economic development (case-study)

  • Commodity prices, fiscal policy, and geographic inequality (case-study)

  • Public investments and export diversification (cross-country)

  • Public finance and the energy transition (cross-country)