I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Economics Department at the University of Southampton. My core research focus is on the economics of crime. I am also interested in other areas of applied micro — I currently have work in the areas of both family and environmental economics. Here is my CV and here is my office hour booking link for ECON6004 students.
Reading: Suttree by McCarthy
Riding: Tempest by Planet X
Doing: (not so) cold water swimming
Cooking: going back to the old school with Madhur Jaffrey
Listening to [music-wise]: trying again with Anderson.Paak
Listening to [podcast-wise]: Andrew Huberman, preparing for the new John Vervaeke on Socrates
email: b dot i dot mcconnell at soton dot ac dot uk