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Jack Kemp is an Economist at CEPA. Since joining the firm in 2023, he has gained significant experience in the energy, telecommunications, and water sectors. Jack was part of the CEPA team supporting Ofgem with cost assessment and econometric modelling to inform RIIO-GD3 and worked with DECC to inform the design of several energy support schemes in Ireland. Jack has also coauthored a report for the World Bank which explored methods for facilitating private sector investment in cellular and fibre networks in Eastern Africa.

In the water sector, Jack has conducted economic appraisals for Uisce Éireann, which included quantifying and valuing the economic and environmental benefits from wastewater treatment. Jack has a strong quantitative background, including in Microsoft Excel and STATA and is part of CEPA's energy market modelling team.

Jack completed his MPhil in Economics Research (Distinction) from the University of Cambridge and was awarded the Bindesh P. Shah Studentship from Christ’s College based on academic merit. Jack also holds a BSc (First Class) in Economics from the University of Warwick where he achieved the Examiner’s Prize for outstanding performance in Economics. Before joining CEPA, Jack worked as an intern in the Savings, Pensions and Wealth Department at the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS). While at the IFS, he researched inequalities in pension saving by ethnicity and the impact of Automatic Enrolment in the UK.