Olly is a senior economist in the Institute for Government’s public finances team. His current projects focus on the effectiveness of economic policymaking, the role of the Treasury, and energy policy & regulation. He was previously an economist in the UK civil service. Most recently he led research projects on economic growth, productivity and investment for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, having previously worked on forecasting and macroeconomic strategy at HM Treasury. He studied Political Economy and Behavioural and Experimental Economics.