Rubab Ahmed - PhD Candidate in Economics

About Me

I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Lancaster University, with a focus in applied microeconomics. My research interests are in Health Economics, with additional interests in Development and Labor Economics. I am currently on the job market for the 2024/2025 academic year. My supervisors are Vincent O'Sullivan and Bruce Hollingsworth.

Education Background

PhD in Economics, Lancaster University (2021 – Present)

Focus: Health Economics - My thesis consists of three papers that each use large survey datasets to study and provide empirical evidence on topics in child and maternal health.

MSc in Economics- Distinction, Lancaster University
BSc in Economics- First Class, Lancaster University

Research

Research Projects

Research Associate Lancaster University Department of Health Research- NIHR School for Public Health Research, September 2024 -Present
Senior Research Associate in Health Research - NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West, Feb 2022-April 2024

PhD Dissertation

Child Health and Parental Work Outcomes; A Large Cohort Study using the Growing up in Ireland (GUI) data. (with Vincent O'Sullivan and Kevin Denny)

The Effects of Caesarean Section Delivery on Children’s Respiratory Health: Evidence using the Pakistan Demographic Health Survey

Parental Health and Child Educational Outcomes: the Millenium Cohort Study (MCS)

Working Papers

The Cost of Local Procurement for Social Value, an Instrumental Variable Analysis of Local Government Authorities in England
Relationships between local public spending, employment and wages within local authorities in England - a longitudinal ecological analysis (Submitted- under review)

Skills and Grants

STATA, R/RStudio, LaTex, QGIS

NWSSDTP Economic and Social Research Council Studentship Award

Teaching

Teaching Associate at Lancaster University Economics Department (2020 – 2024)

Principles of Economics ECON102
Communicating with Economics Data ECON 104
Mathematics for Economics ECON 211