Aveek joined the Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) in August 2015 as a Policy Analyst. He specialises in tax, pricing and the economic dimensions of alcohol policy. Aveek studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at undergraduate level, and has Master’s degrees in Politics (from the University of Oxford) and Social Policy Research (from the London School of Economics). He is currently working towards a PhD in Social Policy at the London School of Economics.