Henry Parkes

Principal economist and head of quantitative research

Henry is a principal economist & head of quantitative research at IPPR.

He also provides support to the work of the wider institute, particularly on social security and leads on the IPPR tax-benefit model.

At IPPR, Henry has worked on a range of topics spanning labour markets, the benefit system, taxation and industrial strategy. He specialises in quantitative methods and has experience in a range of analytical techniques including forecasting, policy costing, regression analysis and microsimulation modelling. He has also led qualitative research.

Henry has written about economic policy for the Independent, New Statesman and Left Foot Forward.

Prior to joining IPPR in 2019, Henry was an economic advisor in the Government Economic Service. He holds a first-class BSc in economics from the University of Nottingham.

More from this author:

  1. Breaking the cycle: Essential pillars for an effective child poverty strategy

    The government has committed to a child poverty strategy, complete with a task force, due to report in the spring.

  2. Supporting the status quo: How the taxation of wealth in the UK grows regional divides

    The new government’s primary mission is to deliver economic growth, rooted in an ambition for prosperity and opportunity to be accessible across the UK.
  3. Department for Work & Pensions at Caxton House in Westminster, London

    Snakes and ladders: Tackling precarity in social security and employment support

    Across the country, people are trying to make ends meet, build financial security and pursue their aspirations. But, in a vicious cycle of snakes and ladders, many are being pulled down into poverty.