Sara le Roux

Sara le Roux is an Associate Professor and Programme Lead in Economics at Oxford Brookes Business School. Her research examines decision-making under uncertainty, development economics, and policy impacts in African economies. Dr. le Roux employs experimental methods to study ambiguity in economic decisions and investigates how digital innovations like mobile money transform labor markets and reduce poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Her work analyzes interactions between governance quality, military expenditure, and terrorism in developing economies, demonstrating how inclusive development policies can mitigate security threats. Recent research explores climate change insurance decisions under ambiguity and the impact of geopolitical risks on tourism markets using advanced econometric techniques.

Dr. le Roux leads economic impact assessment projects for heritage estates and industrial developments, providing policy guidance to maximize socioeconomic benefits. She supervises PhD students in experimental economics, industrial organization, and development economics, bridging theoretical frameworks with empirical applications.