Danish Us-Salam

Economist · Central Bank of Ireland

I study consumer protection issues using experimental and quasi-experimental methods, specializing in causal inference, survey design, research tools, and workflow automation.

Previously, I worked in the development sector across Africa and South Asia, designing and evaluating large-scale experimental studies on poverty alleviation, education, agriculture, and food security.

Consumer Protection Causal Inference Machine Learning Workflow Automation AI Research Tools
Danish Us-Salam

Career

Career.

Current Dublin, Ireland

Economist · Cross Sectoral Policy, Central Bank of Ireland

Designing and conducting online experiments to investigate consumer protection issues and financial behaviour. My research applies experimental and quasi-experimental methods to evaluate policy interventions and develop evidence-based strategies for protecting consumers in digital markets.

Education

PhD in Economics

Trinity College Dublin

Economics Research Fellowship

UC Berkeley

MSc in Economics

Institute of Business Administration, Karachi

Prior experience

World Bank

Research and evaluation

BRAC International

Field research, South Asia & East Africa

3ie – International Initiative for Impact Evaluation

Evidence synthesis

Rising Academies

Education programming, West Africa

Field Research

5 countries. Real-world impact.

Anti-poverty programmes, education initiatives, asset transfers, nutrition projects, and entrepreneurship schemes across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

🇸🇱 Sierra Leone
🇺🇬 Uganda
🇲🇼 Malawi
🇵🇰 Pakistan
🇮🇳 India