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Pol Simpson

Pol Simpson

  • PhD Candidate in Economics
  • London School of Economics and Political Science

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Pol is a PhD candidate in the Department of Economics. They were previously a research economist at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and an economic in the UK Civil Service. 

Projects

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Water market design for climate resilience

Pol Simpson, Emiliano Rinaldi, Robin Burgess 25 Sep 2026
Project
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Natural disasters and post-disaster reconstruction in Pakistan’s devastating floods

Amen Jalal, Pol Simpson, Ashley Pople, Robin Burgess 15 Aug 2026
Project
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Climate adaptation and disaster relief in Pakistan’s devastating floods

Amen Jalal, Oriana Bandiera, Pol Simpson, Ashley Pople 31 Oct 2024
Project
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Curse of the cow: Barriers to climate adaptation in Pakistan's "biblical" floods

Pol Simpson, Amen Jalal 31 Aug 2026
Project
Photo by FIDA HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images

The impact of flooding on migration and occupational change amongst the rural poor: Evidence from Pakistan

Amen Jalal, Pol Simpson 15 Sep 2023
Project

All contributions

Jalal et al. Policy Brief September 2024

How the rural poor cope with a climate catastrophe: Evidence from Pakistan's 2022 floods

Amen Jalal, Pol Simpson, Isra Imtiaz, Zahra Tajammal
Policy brief
Pakistani flood victims are being evacuated to a safer place following flash flood in Daddu district southern Sindh province, Pakistan, on September 07, 2022.
Climate priorities in developing countries

How rural poor populations fared in Pakistan’s 2022 floods

Amen Jalal, Pol Simpson, Isra Imtiaz, Zahra Tajammal
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