Ronan Hegarty is an Assistant Economist within the Macro Scenarios and Modelling team based in London. His work predominantly focuses on modelling the macroeconomic implications of climate change. He holds a first-class bachelor’s degree in economics from Trinity College Dublin as well as a master’s degree from the Barcelona School of Economics, where he was awarded the highest grade for his dissertation. He has previous internship experience working at the ESRI, Ireland’s leading public policy research institute, as well as at Dublin-based Indecon International Consultants.