Profile

Harry joined Newcastle University in September 2021 as a Lecturer in Economics. Before joining Newcastle, he held a postdoctoral position at the University of Sheffield. He has a PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Sheffield, and a BSc in Economics from the University of Greenwich. 

He is currently the Degree Programme Director (DPD) for Joint Honour students.

Harry works in the field of political economy, with research interests in public opinion, political behaviour, migration and terrorism. He is also generally interested in applied econometrics and data science methods.

From June 2021 to November 2023, he will be a co-investigator on the ESRC funded project "The effect of terrorism on public attitudes and individual well-being in Great Britain" (£291,000). Project webpage here.

Harry is interested in supervising PhD students doing applied empirical work in a range of fields, especially political economy.

At Newcastle University, Harry currently teaches the following modules:

• Public Economics (3rd year UG)
• Applied Data Science (PGT)

Course material can be found on Canvas.

For his office hours, appointments can be made via his Bookings Page.

I have an interactive approach to teaching that connects the economic theory and tools to academic research. I like to link my teaching back to the real world as often as possible to immerse students in the material and provoke critical thinking skills. For instance, to engage students, I often show empirical tests of the predictions of theoretical models. Moreover, I teach from the latest academic research papers to give students a better appreciation of research and can participate in current debates.

• Articles

  • Bove V, Efthyvoulou G, Ghazaryan A, Pickard H. The emotional effect of terrorism. Scientific Reports 2024, 14, 26525.
  • Efthyvoulou G, Pickard H, Bove V. Terrorist Violence and the Fuzzy Frontier: National and Supranational Identities in Britain. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization 2024, Epub ahead of print.
  • Bove V, Di Leo R, Efthyvoulou G, Pickard H. Terrorism, perpetrators and polarization: Evidence from natural experiments. The Journal of Politics 2024, ePub ahead of print.
  • Pickard H, Dohmen T, Van Landeghem B. Inequality and risk preference. Journal of Risk and Uncertainty 2024, 69, 191-217.
  • Bove V, Efthyvoulou G, Pickard H. Are the effects of terrorism short-lived?. British Journal of Political Science 2024, 54(2), 536-545.
  • Pickard H, Efthyvoulou G, Bove V. What’s left after right-wing extremism? The effects on political orientation. European Journal of Political Research 2023, 62(1), 338-351.
  • Belmonte A, Pickard H. Safe at Last? Late Effects of a Mass Immunization Campaign on Households’ Economic Insecurity. Review of Income and Wealth 2023, 70(2), 466-497.
  • Efthyvoulou G, Bove V, Pickard H. Micromotives and macromoves: Political preferences and internal migration in England and Wales. Journal of Economic Geography 2023, 23(5), 1145-1167.
  • Bove V, Efthyvoulou G, Pickard H. Government ideology and international migration. Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2023, 125(1), 107-138.
  • Pickard H, Bove V, Efthyvoulou G. You (Br)exit, I stay: The effect of the Brexit vote on internal migration. Political Geography 2022, 95, 102576.
  • Hunt T, Pickard H. Harder, better, faster, stronger? Work intensity and ‘good work’ in the UK. Industrial Relations Journal 2022, 53(3), 189-206.
  • Bove V, Efthyvoulou G, Pickard H. Did Terrorism Affect Voting in the Brexit Referendum?. British Journal of Political Science 2022, 52(3), 1133-1150.
  • Pickard H. The Impact of Career Politicians: Evidence from US Governors. Kyklos 2021, 74(1), 103-125.
  • Gray D, Pickard H, Munford L. Election Outcomes and Individual Subjective Wellbeing in Great Britain. Economica 2021, 88(351), 808-837.
  • Pickard H. Explaining fiscal decentralization and the role of ethnic Diversity. Scottish Journal of Political Economy 2020, 67(5), 469-485.