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.
Education
2020 – 2025
PhD in Economic History
- Lund University (Lund, Sweden)
- Dissertation: Origins of the knowledge economy
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.