Thomas Siddall

Thomas joined the School of Economics in 2021 after working as a researcher in an urban consultancy firm. His research interests are in urban and regional economics and environmental economics. Specifically, Thomas is interested in housing, urban form, and renewable energy research. His PhD is exploring the effect of changes in residential energy efficiency on urban house prices, exploring the effects of capitalisation, supply constraints, and uptake of energy efficiency improvements.

Thomas holds a number of positions in the School and wider university, including being PhD representative for the School; GTA on the ECN120 and ECN130 modules; research assistant on a number of projects; scholar at the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures. He also held a Guest Teacher position at the London School of Economics, teaching in urban economics. Thomas was invited to the Department of Land Economy at the University of Cambridge as a Guest Speaker in their early careers conference, where he presented his research. He was also invited to the Colorado School of Mines in Denver (USA) to attend a workshop on Electricity Markets, where he met researchers in the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.