Melanie is a Professor of Economics at Cardiff Business School and is the Academic Lead on the Wales Productivity Forum.
Her research in empirical labour economics involves the quantitative analysis of large-scale secondary data. She has worked on a variety of policy relevant issues but has a particular interest in gender equality and the interaction between health and the labour market.
Melanie is also a member of the ESRC funded research centre WISERD and an IZA Research Fellow. She is currently an editor at the British Journal of Industrial Relations and a member of the Council of the Royal Economic Society, ESRC Grant Assessment Panel C and the Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration. She is also an ONS Fellow and member of their Economic Experts Working Group.
