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Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Brussels, Brussels Region, Belgium

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Member of the Taxation, Welfare and Pensions team- Performed ex-ante and ex-post analysis and research in the areas of housing, unemployment supports, childcare and budgetary policy to identify effects on poverty, work incentives and income inequality. Used Stata, Excel and the SWITCH model (ESRI's tax-benefit microsimulation model) extensively for data analysis and results visualisation- Developed and updated the SWITCH model and EUROMOD (tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union maintained by JRC) in line with latest policy changes- Experience manipulating large datasets including EU-SILC, Growing up in Ireland and TILDA- Drafted academic papers, policy reports and compiled literature reviews- Collected and cleaned data- Delivered SWITCH training module, outlining its uses and capabilities to users as well as providing examples on how to run the model- Conducted in-training with new staff on SWITCH and ITSim (ESRI's model for indirect taxation)- Completed Media Training with Carr CommunicationsPublications:1. Low-income renters and housing supports (2022)2. Earnings-related benefits in Ireland: rationale, costs and work incentives (2022)3. Distributional impact of tax and welfare policies: Budget 2023 (2022)4. Submission to the Department of Social Protection's public consultation about introducing a Pay-Related Jobseeker's Benefit (2023)5. Cliff-edges in the Irish tax-benefit system (2023)Public presentations:1. Budget Perspectives 2023 (Dublin, June 2022)2. University of Galway (Galway, March 2023)3. ESRI internal seminar (Dublin, April 2023)4. Irish Economics Association Conference (Athlone, May 2023)5. Celebrating tax-benefit modelling: 50 years with LOTTE (Oslo, June 2023)6. Louis-André Gérard-Varet Conference (Marseille, June 2023)

Department Of Public Expenditure And Reform

Intern in the Health Vote of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform- Led a review evaluating expenditure on GP care by private patients in Ireland. Compiled a review of the existing literature, analysed and visualised data from Healthy Ireland and Revenue using Excel and Stata and drafted the final report- Presented the review and relevant findings to the Spending Review 2020 Steering Group- Performed weekly analysis and monitoring of expenditure on emergency COVID-19 supports for General Practitioners and testing strategy costs- Forecasted costs of supports to year end and alerted superiors to potential budgetary overspendPublications:Note: Private Expenditure on General Practice (2020)

County Dublin, Ireland

- Prepared tailored advice for high net-worth clients on asset disposal and capital gains tax, asset transfer and capital acquisitions tax and available tax reliefs- Used Excel to compile and clean relevant data (e.g., Client information, share prices)- Operated TaxPro software to prepare Form 11s and Form 12s- Competed in the intern "Tax Challenge" and presented to two of Deloitte's tax partners

- Ensured excellent customer service at functions of over 400 guests including weddings and award ceremonies- Satisfied customers’ needs through teamwork and communication- Followed Health and Safety procedures in all cleaning duties

Athlone

- Analysed and explained account deviations for consecutive years- Reconciled bank statements- Updated trial balances and made necessary amendments using CaseWare software- Filed completed documents and returns

County Limerick, Ireland

- Planned and animated activities completed through French- Answered language questions from students and addressed queries from parents- Communicated informally with staff and students in French during mealtimes and throughout the day- Ensured that students spoke French at all times

Msc Applied Economics, First-Class Honours

Activities and Societies: Class Representative 2020-2021: Frequently checked-in with classmates and worked with the Head of School.

Bachelor'S Degree, Commerce (International With French), First Class Honours

Activities and Societies: University Scholar for first- and second-year results (Twice is max. receipt) Presidential Award.

Erasmus, Business, Economics And French

Activities and Societies: Member of the IAE Montpellier football team and competed at the IAE Coupe de France in Nice Completed.