Iftikhar Hussain

Iftikhar Hussain is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Sussex Business School, specializing in the economics of education. His research focuses on school accountability, parental decision-making, and labor market dynamics in education sectors. He holds a PhD from University College London (UCL) and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford.

His key research projects include analyzing parental responses to school quality information, the impact of school accountability measures on teacher labor markets, and evaluating private school systems in Sweden. He has contributed to policy discussions through roles such as former member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel and has been cited in prominent media outlets like the Financial Times and The Independent.

Hussain has secured grants including a British Academy-funded project on Ofsted inspections and teacher wage differentials (2025–2027). He teaches courses on Labour Economics, Managerial Economics, and Advanced Research Methods at the undergraduate and PhD levels.

• Education:
  • PhD in Economics, University College London
  • Postdoctoral Research, University of Oxford
• Grants:
  • British Academy: 'Ofsted Inspections and Compensating Wage Differentials in the Teacher Labour Market' (2025–2027)
  • ESRC: 'How important is female labour supply in enabling escapes from poverty?' (2015–2018)
• Professional Activities:
  • Member of Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel (2015–2017)
  • Research Fellow, CERP, Pakistan (2013–present)