Andrew McNeil
Email: a.mcneil@ucl.ac.uk
About me
I am a Research Fellow in the Political Science Department at UCL, where I am working on the Mental Models in Political Economy (MENMOPE) project (PI Prof. Lucy Barnes). I was previously a Research Officer in the LSE’s International Inequalities Institute, and am now a Visiting Fellow there. I completed my PhD in the Government Department at the LSE. My research revolves around four core themes.
1) Social mobility, at both an individual and spatial level, and political discontent.
2) Political effects of inequality and fairness
3) Political implications of the green transition.
4) The political economy of ICT technology diffusion and resultant inequalities.
Before starting my PhD, I worked for 10 years at Deutsche Bank where I was a Director in Global Markets. I worked across both the trading and sales teams. Latterly, I was Head of the European financials investment grade trading desk. My CV and papers are available on this site. Please feel free to contact me.
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Does local area social mobility affect political alienation? Accepted at Political Studies. (With Patrick Sturgis)
Works in Progress
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The political effects of London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone. Under Review. (With Frieder Mitsch)
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What is economic success? Public evaluations of national economic performance. Under Review. (With Lucy Barnes)
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The environment-economic growth trade-off: is widespread support for environmental protection contingent on economic consequences. (With Lucy Barnes)
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Local versus National: Estimating the Effect of Income (Mis)perceptions on Beliefs and Preferences. (With Kattalina Berriochoa & Katy Morris).
Education
PhD Political Science
London School of Economics and Political Science
London
Thesis: Intergenerational Social Mobility and Political Outcomes
Supervisors: Prof. David Soskice; Dr. Bob Hancké
2019 – 2022
MRes in Political Science
London School of Economics and Political Science
London
Distinction – Harold Laski Prize for best overall performance
2018 - 2019
MSc Political Economy of Europe
London School of Economics and Political Science
London
Distinction
2017 - 2018
BA (hons) Economics and Management
University of Oxford
St. Peter’s College
1 st Class Degree
2003 - 2006
Professional and Teaching Experience:
Deutsche Bank – Global Markets – Director
Head of Financials Investment Grade Trading from 2014 onwards. Market making in £/€/$ in banks and insurance across the capital structure. From 2006 to 2012 I was part of the UK Credit Sales team, servicing large real money accounts.
2006 - 2016
Graduate Teaching Assistance – GV101
Introduction to Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science.
Graduate Teaching Assistant – IR209 Summer Course
International Political Economy: States and Markets in the 21 st Century, London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Economics - III Research Officer
Research Officer in the Cities, Jobs and Economic Change theme.
University College London - Research Fellow
Research Fellow on the MENMOPE project (P.I. Prof Lucy Barnes)
Sevenoaks School - Teacher of Economics
2019 - 2022