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Erik Igelstrom is a Research Associate specializing in Health Economics and Health Technology Assessment at the University of Glasgow. He holds an undergraduate MA (Hons) in Philosophy from the same university and has previously worked as a software engineer in the private sector, where he gained expertise in full-stack web application development, agile project management, and product design. Currently, Erik is completing a Master of Public Health, while also finishing his PhD, which focuses on applying instrumental variable methods to estimate the causal effects of income on health. His research primarily concentrates on understanding how socioeconomic conditions and economic policy influence health and health inequalities. In addition to his research, Erik is interested in causal inference methods, simulation modeling, policy evaluation, and evidence synthesis. With an interdisciplinary background, he is particularly passionate about facilitating open research and reproducibility, as well as improving software engineering practices in academia.