Dr Jamie O'Halloran
Senior research fellowJamie is a senior research fellow in the work and welfare state team.
Jamie’s expertise lies in health economics and quantitative analysis. He is working for the Commission on Prosperity and Health and is leading the workstream on Government, Business and People.
Prior to the IPPR, Jamie obtained his PhD in health economics from the University of Southern Denmark and has worked for the Department of Health and Social Care. He joins the IPPR from Pro Bono Economics, a think tank in the social sector space, where his work has been featured in the Guardian and the Financial Times.
Jamie’s areas of interest are:
- Health inequalities
- Labour market
- Quantitative research methods
More from this author:
View allTaken to heart: Inequalities in heart disease in Scotland
More than 7.6 million people across the UK live with cardiovascular disease (CVD), around twice as many as live with Alzheimer’s disease and cancer combined.Reforming gambling taxation: How to lift half a million children out of poverty
A key priority for the government’s upcoming child poverty strategy should be to remove the two-child limit and scrap the household benefit cap.Fixing the foundations: The case for investing in children's health
For decades, governments of all stripes have promised to give children a better, healthier start to life. But despite this – and some notable policy successes – the UK continues to fall short on childhood health outcomes.The childcare challenge: How can the new government deliver a real childcare guarantee?
Can we reimagine childcare as a proper public service?Our greatest asset: The final report of the IPPR Commission on Health and Prosperity
The nation’s health challenges have reached historic proportions, and change is needed.Healthy industry, prosperous economy
If we want both health and prosperity, then public health and economic strategy need to work in lockstep – but this is not the case today.