About
Tom Potoms is an Associate Professor (Economics) at the Department of Economics, University of Sussex Business School. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Université Libre de Bruxelles (2014–2019), an MA in Quantitative Economics from the same institution (2013–2014), and prior degrees from KU Leuven (B.Sc. Economics, 2008–2011; M.Sc. Economics, 2011–2012). His research focuses on family economics, applied microeconomics, and economic theory, with a particular emphasis on household decision-making, consumption patterns, and public policy impacts. He is also a research associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) in London.
His recent work explores topics such as intertemporal consumption dynamics, cash transfer effects on households, and Pareto efficiency in economic models. Teaching includes courses like Analytical Methods in Economics and Applied Statistics for Finance and Economics. His research has been published in journals like the International Economic Review, Economic Development and Cultural Change, and Journal of Economic Theory.
Potoms is fluent in Dutch, English, and French, with advanced German reading skills. Ongoing projects include analyses of marital stability, labor supply, and revealed preference models. No explicit scientific awards are listed, but his extensive publication record reflects significant contributions to microeconomic theory and applied research.
