Introduction
Mike is an assistant professor of public finance in the School of Public Policy at University College London (UCL) with research focused on the links between macroeconomics, finance, accounting, and political science. Specifically, these include taxation, budgeting, fiscal performance, public sector accounting and accountability, balance sheet analysis (financial linkages), and technological innovations in the public sector (cryptocurrency and democratic/collective choice mechanisms). For the past ten years, Mike has worked as an expert for several international organizations (currently a short term expert at the IMF, World Bank and UN) and private sector firms to improve financial literacy, debt management, fiscal transparency, and compliance with international standards in central banks, ministries of finance and commercial banks in over sixty countries worldwide. Previously, Mike worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund (2011-2015) and completed his PhD from the London School of Economics in 2012.
Expert
Mike is an assistant professor of public finance in the School of Public Policy at University College London (UCL) with research focused on the links between macroeconomics, finance, accounting, and political science. Specifically, these include taxation, budgeting, fiscal performance, public sector accounting and accountability, balance sheet analysis (financial linkages), and technological innovations in the public sector (cryptocurrency and democratic/collective choice mechanisms).
For the past ten years, Mike has worked as an expert for several international organizations (currently a short term expert at the IMF, World Bank and UN) and private sector firms to improve financial literacy, debt management, fiscal transparency, and compliance with international standards in central banks, ministries of finance and commercial banks in over sixty countries worldwide. Previously, Mike worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund (2011-2015) and completed his PhD from the London School of Economics in 2012.
Fields of expertise: Evidence for policy / knowledge valorization, Financing for inclusive development, Monitoring and evaluation, Policy design and delivery, Reduction of inequalities / equity / poverty eradication