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Cristina Sechel is a Lecturer in Economics at the School of Economics, University of Sheffield. She joined the School in 2016 as a Research Fellow before becoming a Lecturer in 2022. Her work focuses on the intersection of health and labor market economics, particularly mental health and disability.
- 2023 UKRI Policy Fellow (Joint Work and Health Directorate, DWP)
- 2022 Lecturer appointment at University of Sheffield
- 2016–2022 Research Fellow and Research Associate at University of Sheffield
Research Interests center on applied microeconomics and applied econometrics, with a focus on:
- Health-labour market interactions
- Subjective well-being in economics
- Disability employment gaps
- Urban economics and gender issues
Recent Publications (2025–2019) span mental health impacts on productivity, disability employment disparities, subjective well-being metrics, and gender economics in academia. Key projects include Unpacking the Disability Employment Gap (Nuffield Foundation) and causal health-labour studies (The Health Foundation).
- 2025: Mental health and labour productivity (Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization)
- 2024: The geography of the disability employment gap (SERPS)
- 2023: The role of education in the disability employment gap (SERPS)
Scientific Awards
- 2023: UKRI Policy Fellow
Teaching includes second-year undergraduate Public Economics (ECN21001). She also emphasizes student experience and employability skills development.
