Pol Simpson

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Pol Simpson

Pol Simpson is a PhD Economics candidate in the Department of Economics. Their research focuses on climate adaptation and natural disaster response in low income countries.

Before joining the programme, they were a research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and an economist in the UK Civil Service.

Pol holds an MSc in Economics from University College London, and a BSc in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.

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Ray of Hope? The Rise of Solar Energy in China

Mar 25, 2026

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