UCL academics elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences

Images of the six academics elected fellows Six academics from across UCL have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences in recognition of their excellence in fields including economics, peacebuilding and gender inequality, with work addressing some of the major social issues facing the UK and the world. The Academy of Social Sciences Fellowship comprises 1,500 social scientists from academia, the public, private and third sectors. New Fellows are recognised after an independent peer process for the impact of their cross-disciplinary work and their wider contributions to the social sciences for public benefit. The academics elected to the Fellowship are:  Professor D'Maris Coffman (UCL Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction) is a Professor of Economics and Finance whose research spans infrastructure, construction, and climate change. Professor Wendy Carlin CBE FBA (UCL Economics) is a Professor of Economics, who leads the international CORE project to reform undergraduate economics curriculum and whose research focuses on macroeconomics, institutions and economic performance, and the economics of transition. Professor Sir Richard Blundell CBE FBA (UCL Economics) holds the David Ricardo Chair of Political Economy at UCL and his research covers microeconometrics, labour economics, public finance, consumer behaviour, labour supply, inequality, household behaviour, human capital and tax policy analysis. Professor Imran Rasul OBE FBA (UCL Economics) is a Professor of Economics at UCL and Director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at the Institute of Fiscal Studies.