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Alfie is the Head of Economics at the New Economics Foundation (NEF). He leads the foundation’s work on macroeconomics, including monetary policy, fiscal policy and social security. In addition to these core interests, Alfie has published work across a number of different areas, including finance, labour market reform, industrial strategy and family policy. Prior to joining NEF, Alfie worked as a senior economist at the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), leading their macroeconomic policy research for the Commission on Economist Justice and managing the development of the IPPR tax and benefit micro simulation model. Alfie’s work has received broad press coverage in the UK, and he is a regular contributor in the media through TV, radio and print.