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Patrick Macnamara is currently a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Manchester. After obtaining his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2013, he has focused his research on quantitative macroeconomics, specifically exploring issues of inequality and firm dynamics. Macnamara is passionate about supervising PhD students who are interested in quantitative macroeconomic topics, particularly those related to household and firm heterogeneity. He encourages students to work with micro data and develop programming skills in languages such as Matlab, and for the ambitious, C++ and Fortran. His research is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which emphasizes the importance of global efforts to end poverty and promote prosperity while protecting the planet. Macnamara's contributions help address these critical challenges through rigorous academic inquiry and collaboration.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.