I am a researcher working with Scandinavian economic history. My research is principally quantitative in nature, applying econometric techniques to the examine the causes and drivers of economic and social development over the long term. I am proficient in Stata and R, and have experience with using Python to extract data from text-based historical source material.

I was born in New Zealand, and grew up in Australia. I moved to Denmark in 2018, and am fluent in Danish.

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2020 – 2025

PhD in Economic History

Defence: 23 January 2025

2018 – 2020

MSc in Economics (cand.oecon)

  • University of Southern Denmark (Odense, Denmark)
  • Specialisation: Macroeconomics and development

2003 – 2008

Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)

  • Monash University (Melbourne, Australia)
  • Specialisations: Economics and political science
  • First class honours in economics

Past professional experience

Before entering academia, I worked for ten years in different levels of government in Australia. I started on long-form policy research at the Australian Government’s Productivity Commission, before moving to roles in the Victorian state government where much of my focus was on handling day-to-day policy issues and priorities.

During my time in the public service, I handled a broad portfolio of policy areas, including:

  • competition policy and regulation
  • energy and natural resources
  • education and research.