Background & CV
Dr Nicky Grant is a Cambridge-trained economist who tutors A-Level Maths, Further Maths and Economics, prepares students for the TMUA and Oxbridge Economics applications, and supports university and postgraduate students in economics, econometrics, statistics and finance. Alongside more than twelve years of university teaching, this includes experience working in a secondary school and safeguarding training, so younger students and their parents are in experienced, trusted hands.
Dr Nicky Grant, BA, MPhil, PhD (Cambridge)
Tutoring experience
Extensive A-Level tuition across OCR and Edexcel (other boards on request), plus TMUA preparation, focused on exam technique, the topics that cost marks, and a clear plan from a student's current grade to their target grade.
Structured TMUA preparation across both papers, plus personal statement review and mock interviews for Oxbridge Economics and other selective applications, with 100+ selective applicants supported.
Experience working in a secondary school, with safeguarding training completed through the National College and an enhanced DBS certificate available to parents and schools on request.
Education
Doctoral thesis
"Estimation & Inference Under Non-Standard Conditions" (Robinson College, Faculty of Economics), supervised by Professor Richard J. Smith. Three econometrics papers on drawing reliable conclusions from data when standard identification assumptions fail, one of which was published in Advances in Econometrics. Read the full thesis (PDF). Catalogued by the British Library: EThOS record (the PhD was awarded in 2013; the library record was added later). The degree and advisor are also recorded in the RePEc Genealogy.
Master of Philosophy
Advanced graduate training in econometric theory and mathematical methods at the Faculty of Economics, Cambridge. In April 2008, as an MPhil student, he was part of the Faculty team that won the 9th Econometric Game, the European student econometrics competition organised by the University of Amsterdam (Faculty alumni newsletter, Issue 1, 2008).
Bachelor of Arts
Economics Tripos, University of Cambridge. First Class Honours (ranked second in the year group).
Academic experience
Independent online tuition
Full-time one-to-one online tuition: A-Level Maths, Further Maths and Economics, admissions preparation (TMUA and Oxbridge), and university and postgraduate economics, econometrics and statistics.
University of St Andrews
Business School · Economics Division. Teaching duties included module design and delivery, lecturing and tutorials, setting and marking exams, moderation and administration, and supervising postgraduate and undergraduate dissertations in applied econometrics, microeconomics and macroeconomics.
University of Manchester
Teaching across applied and theoretical econometrics.
Faculty of Economics
Small-group supervisions in microeconomics and econometrics, and delivery of postgraduate economics seminars (M300).
Research
Dr Grant has published peer-reviewed econometrics research and CeMMAP/IFS working papers, most relevant to university and postgraduate students. The full list, with abstracts and links, is on the research page.
Academic profiles
Expertise
All areas tutored, grouped by level so you can find what is relevant to you.
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