Economic statistical expertise
Dr Marcel Lukas, Lecturer in Banking and Finance with the School of Management, has been appointed as a Fellow to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Dr Lukas will join the ONS Economic Experts Working Group and will take a hands-on role, working with ONS staff and offering expert advice on topics including consumer financial decision-making and financial technology. He is one of seven new Fellows appointed.
The ONS is a world leader in economic statistics and provides official figures that help formulate public policy and inform the direction of economic and commercial activities, providing information for analysts and researchers, as well as public and voluntary bodies, and enabling the public to hold to account organisations that spend public money.