Imran Rasul

Imran Rasul OBE, FBA
Born	(1974-07-29) 29 July 1974 (age 50)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Oriana Bandiera
Academic background
Alma mater	London School of Economics University of Oxford
Doctoral advisor	Timothy Besley
Academic work
Discipline	Labour economics Development economics Public economics
Institutions	University College London Institute for Fiscal Studies International Growth Centre University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
Awards	Yrjö Jahnsson Award (2019) IZA Institute of Labor Economics Young Economist Prize (2010)
Website	Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Imran Rasul OBE FBA (born 29 July 1974) is a British Pakistani economist and academic.^[1] He is Professor of Economics at the University College London, managing editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association, and co-director of the Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.^[2][3] His research interests include labour, development and public economics and he is considered to be one of the leaders within social norms and capital economics.^[4]

Early life and education

Rasul was born on 29 July 1974 to parents of Pakistani descent.^[5][1] He studied economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), graduating with a Bachelor of Science (BSC) degree in 1995.^[6] He then undertook a Master of Philosophy (MPhil) degree at the University of Oxford, which he completed in 1997.^[6] He returned to LSE to under a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree under the supervision of Professor Timothy Besley; he was awarded his doctorate in 2003 with a thesis entitled "Non-contractibilities in the household: Theory and evidence".^[6][7]

Career

In 2018, Rasul was part of the Economic Advisory Council formed by Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide assistance on issues of economics and finance but resigned in solidarity with Atif Mian who was asked to resign from the council due to his religious beliefs.^[8][9]

Personal life

In 2005, Rasul married Oriana Bandiera, a fellow economist.^[10] Together, they have two children.^[11]

Awards and honours

In 2007 Rasul was awarded the IZA Institute of Labor Economics Young Economist Prize.

In 2019 Rasul and Oriana Bandiera were jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics. The award is given to a European economist that is no older than 45 years old and has made a contribution in theoretical and applied research that is significant to economies in Europe.^[12]

Rasul was elected as a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA) in 2019 and fellow of the Econometric Society in 2020.^[13][14]

He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to social sciences.^[15]

References

1. "Pakistani economist honoured with prestigious award". The News International.
2. "Imran Rasul". Journal of the European Economic Association. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
3. "Co-director CPP". Institute of Fiscal Studies. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
4. "Economics rankings". RePEc Ideas. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
5. "Imran RASUL".
6. "Imran Rasul, CV" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-01-27.
7. Rasul, Imran (2003). Non-contractibilities in the household: Theory and evidence (phd thesis). London School of Economics and Political Science (United Kingdom).
8. "Imran Rasul resigns from EAC in solidarity with Atif Mian". The Express Tribune. September 8, 2018.
9. "More embarrassment for govt as second economist resigns from EAC over Atif Mian's exclusion". DAWN.COM. September 8, 2018.
10. Imran Rasul [@ImranRasul3] (July 10, 2022). "17 years and one day ago, I was lucky enough to marry @orianabandiera I learn from her every day. Todays lesson is apparently a Sicilian classic: freezing the hot water bottle. Perfect for a scorching day in the park in London. The future is bright.🙏🏽" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "Bandiera, Prof. Oriana, (born 26 Aug. 1971), Professor of Economics, since 2009, and Director, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, since 2012, London School of Economics and Political Science". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
12. "Yrjö Jahnsson Award". European Economic Association. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
13. "Rasul, Fellow of the British Academy". University College London. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
14. "The Econometric Society Announces its 2020 Fellows | The Econometric Society". www.econometricsociety.org. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
15. "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B14.