Dr. Ashley Nunes is a researcher, consultant and commentator specializing in behavioral economics, regulatory policy and workforce productivity. With over a decade of academic and industry experience, he has lectured globally on the challenges facing developed economies and has led research projects sponsored by - among others - the National Institutes of Health, the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada and The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Dr. Nunes holds academic appointments at Harvard Law School and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD. in Engineering Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (USA). His doctoral dissertation examined the scientific merit of raising workforce retirement ages.

Dr. Nunes has written for the Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and The Washington Post among others. His long-form content has appeared in The Atlantic,  Foreign Affairs and The New Statesman and he has been interviewed by the BBC, The New York Times, The Economist, and Bloomberg.

Dr. Nunes' current research explores the economics of innovation. He has testified before Congress and his work has been covered by the New York Times, The Economist, and the Financial Times among others.