The Association for Quality Economics is delighted to host an event aimed at students, graduates, and early career practitioners, exploring Careers in Progressive Policy.

Join us to hear directly from practitioners across the sector about what their work involves and get advice on how to get in - regardless of your professional route so far.

What progressive policy does differently

• Asks different questions: Starting from inequality, climate and wellbeing — not just growth and efficiency.
• Uses broader methods: Qualitative, pluralist, interdisciplinary — not only econometrics.
• Shapes real decisions: Influencing government, business and public debate — not just academic journals.
• Works across sectors: Think tanks, civil service, unions, parliament, Bcorps and beyond.

On the day

Life inside progressive policy

4:10 – 4:40 pm

Practitioners from across the sector share what their roles actually involve — the work, the culture, the reality.

How to get in

4:40 – 5:00 pm

What makes a competitive candidate, how decisions are made, and what selectors actually look for.

Routes in from everywhere

5:00 – 5:25 pm

Panelists from academia, civil service, parliament, media and the private sector share how they got there.