Adam has a background in economics and quantitative research. Prior to joining Cordis Bright, Adam worked at the Centre for Market & Public Organisation at the University of Bristol. This research centre's brief is to explore the intersection between the public and private sectors of the economy and specifically, the most effective and equitable way to organise and deliver public services. While there, Adam worked mainly on issues to do with education such as; the extent to which school choice policies influence school assignment and social mobility and exploring the differential school attainment of ethnic minorities. Adam has also worked in economics consultancy and for the Welsh Assembly Government. Adam presented research at the Annual Conference of The European Society of Population Economics held in Verona in 2006.
Adam joined Cordis Bright in 2009. Since then, Adam has applied and developed his economic expertise across the sectors Cordis Bright operate in. Some of the projects Adam has worked on include:

• An evaluation of the Real Help for Communities Modernisation Fund, a fund designed to improve the resiliency of third sector organisations
• A market analysis for residential and nursing care for a third sector organisation.
• An analysis of parental demand for Childcare as part of a London Borough's Childcare Sufficiency Assessment.

Adam holds a 1st class BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol and the MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.

Publications

Wilson, D., Burgess, S. & Briggs, A. "The Dynamics of School Attainment of England's Ethnic Minorities", Journal of Population Economics (forthcoming).

Burgess, S. & Briggs, A. "School Assignment, School Choice and Social Mobility", Economics of Education Review Vol 29, pp 639-649, 2010.

Briggs, A., Burgess, S. & Wilson, D. "The Dynamics of Secondary School Attainment of Minority Students in Wales: A Report Prepared for the Welsh Assembly Government", Welsh Assembly Government, October 2006.