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Staff Profile

Dr Harry Pickard

Lecturer in Economics

Background

Harry joined Newcastle University in September 2021 as a Lecturer in Economics. Before joining Newcastle, he held a postdoctoral position at the University of Sheffield. He has a PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Sheffield, and a BSc in Economics from the University of Greenwich. 


He is currently the Degree Programme Director (DPD) for Joint Honour students.

Research

Harry works in the field of political economy, with research interests in public opinion, political behaviour, migration and terrorism. He is also generally interested in applied econometrics and data science methods.


From June 2021 to November 2023, he will be a co-investigator on the ESRC funded project "The effect of terrorism on public attitudes and individual well-being in Great Britain" (£291,000). Project webpage here.


Harry is interested in supervising PhD students doing applied empirical work in a range of fields, especially political economy.


Teaching

At Newcastle University, Harry currently teaches the following modules:

  • Public Economics (3rd year UG)
  • Applied Data Science (PGT)


Course material can be found on Canvas.


His office hours are Tuesday 14:00-15:00 & Wednesday 15:00-16:00. Appointments can be made via his Bookings Page.


I have an interactive approach to teaching that connects the economic theory and tools to academic research. I like to link my teaching back to the real world as often as possible to immerse students in the material and provoke critical thinking skills. For instance, to engage students, I often show empirical tests of the predictions of theoretical models. Moreover, I teach from the latest academic research papers to give students a better appreciation of research and can participate in current debates.


Publications