Joseph Sassoon

Economist

Joseph is an economist in IPPR's Centre for Geopolitics and International Policy 

He is currently working on a project related to the cost of capital in emerging and developing economies.

Before joining IPPR, he worked as a macroeconomist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, where he focused on cost-of-living crises and energy markets in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He also spent time at a boutique consultancy in South Africa, conducting research that was used to inform Covid welfare spending.

He has an MSc in Economics and Finance from the Barcelona School of Economics, an MA in Modern History from the London School of Economics, and a BSc in Computer Science and Economics from the University of Cape Town.

More from this author:

  1. Three EU flags outside a large glass and steel building in Brussels, Belgium

    The Europe agenda: Trade and integration

    This briefing note explores the options for the UK to deepen the trading relationship and sets out a proposed path forward.
  2. Many national flags against blue sky

    The government is about to host a ‘Global Partnership Conference’ – should it even bother?

    Tomorrow, the government is hosting the Global Partnership Conference in East London.