Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sussex
Panu Pelkonen specialises in Economics of Education and Skills. His work on education connects to Political Economy topics such as voting and electoral cycles, Labour and Population Economics, as well as the underpinnings of productivity and economic growth. He is a Chevening scholarship alumni and has received a PhD in Economics from University College London in 2009.
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