Dr Jamie O'Halloran

Senior research fellow

Jamie 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:

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  1. Panoramic view of the Cardiff Bay

    The heart health divide: Cardiovascular inequalities in Wales

    Our third blog on cardiovascular disease in the devolved nations turns the spotlight on Wales. 
  2. Aerial photo of Belfast Cityscape in Northern Ireland

    Heart of the matter: Cardiovascular inequalities in Northern Ireland

    This second blog in our series on inequalities in cardiovascular disease in the devolved nations focusses on Northern Ireland.
  3. A huge overflowing recycling bin full of discarded empty bottles of alcoholic drinks

    Taking stock: Counting the economic costs of alcohol harm

    Alcohol consumption across the UK is increasing. Government and employers must act to address the health risks.
  4. Doctor with patient for consultation, medical advice or procedure at clinic

    Taken 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.
  5. An unrecognisable woman playing a slot machine in a social club

    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.
  6. Happy primary school kids, wearing school uniforms and backpacks, running on a walkway outside their school building

    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.