[3][4] He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society, and the recipient of the Frisch Medal in 2010, the Bernacer Prize in 2012, the Center for Economic Studies Distinguished Fellow award in 2020, the Guggenheim Fellowship in 2022[5] and the 50 Most Influential (Bloomberg ranking) in 2022.

He completed a PhD at University College London in 2001 under the supervision of John Van Reenen and Richard Blundell.

[7] His research focuses on the measurement and impact of uncertainty on investment, employment and growth.

[12] From 1996 to 2002 he worked at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and on business tax policy at HM Treasury.

[14] His research on remote work has been cited and discussed in The New York Times,[15] The Wall Street Journal[16] and Freakonomics Radio.