Abigail Adams-Prassl

Abigail Adams-Prassl is the Nuffield Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Oxford, with a visiting appointment at Northwestern University (2024/25). Her research spans applied microeconomics, focusing on:

• Economic causes and consequences of gender-based violence
• Labor market flexibility and inequality (particularly gender disparities)
• Behavioural decision-making models in observational data
• Legal frameworks for access to justice in the UK

Recent analyses of large-scale datasets include employment tribunal reforms (2017 Supreme Court case), gig economy taxation, and pandemic impacts on mental health. She leads the ERC-funded FEMPOWER project (€1.5M) and co-leads the Nuffield Foundation’s Transforming Justice initiative (£2.4M).

Key scientific awards include the

• Philip Leverhulme Prize (2023)
• ESRC Outstanding Impact in Public Policy Prize (2018)
• Wedderburn Prize (2018)

She supervises DPhil students in economics and econometrics, and teaches graduate-level Labour Economics at Oxford, MIT, and Northwestern University.