Welcome to my website

I am Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Social Policy, a Fellow of the European Studies Centre at St Antony’s College, and an Associate Member of Nuffield College, all at the University of Oxford. In the past, I have held visiting positions in Harvard University, the London School of Economics, Sciences Po Paris, the European University Institute and the University of Konstanz.

My research interests are in comparative political economy with a particular focus on the political determinants and consequences of social and economic policies in advanced capitalist democracies. My research has been funded by the British Academy and has received prizes by the American Political Science Association and the European Network for Social Policy Analysis.

I am the author of three books and my research has appeared in 65 publications in leading international academic journals, such as the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Politics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and World Politics. I am currently writing a book on the political economy of ageing under contract with Oxford University Press,

My research has been cited by prominent national and international organisations such as the OECD, the EBRD, the ILO, the UN, the World Bank, the European Commission, the European Paliament, the ECB, the Royal Society of Arts, and the UK House of Commons, as well as media outlets such as the Economist, the Guardian, Bloomberg, the New York Times, Financial Times, El Pais, Die Zeit, CNN, Sunday Times, and the Telegraph.

You can access all my publications on this website as well as on ResearchGate.

Selected Publications