Dr Cansin Arslan

Cansın joined the University of Exeter team in 2021. She is part of the  BIG IDEAs Initiative (Behavioural Insights: Gender, Inclusivity, Diversity, Equality, and Access) developed by Professor Oliver Hauser.  She is currently a visiting senior fellow at the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics (LSE). Prior to visiting LSE, she was a research fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Cansın studies diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Making use of behavioural interventions and thorough evaluation methods, her research aims at generating evidence-based solutions and improving diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Her research partners include Ageas Insurance, Bristol City Council, Ericsson, Nationwide, Phoenix Group, Ringier, UKRI, and Zurich Insurance.

Cansın’s doctoral research focused primarily on development economics. Prior to her doctoral work, she was a field research associate at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and worked for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). She has also served as an external consultant for several organisations including the OECD, International Coffee Organization (ICO), Center for Economic Development (C4ED), and MoreThanNow. 

Having conducted several field and lab-in-the-field experiments (including in developing countries), she has extensive experience in managing field research projects and leading teams, and demonstrated collaboration skills with researchers at a range of institutions all around the world including LSE, Harvard University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Paris School of Economics, University of Goettingen, University of Adelaide, Makerere University, Michigan State University, and the OECD and CGIAR centres.

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Economics (Dr.Rer.Pol) (University of Goettingen, Germany)
• MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MITx, USA)
• Master’s in Quantitative Economics (Paris School of Economics, France)
• Bachelor’s in Economics (Yeditepe University, Turkey)