ary , ▁providing ▁analysis ▁of ▁current ▁economic ▁tr ends ▁and ▁economic ▁forec asts . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Alan ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁long - term ▁fis cal ▁imp lications ▁of ▁population ▁age ing . ▁Between ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁second ed ▁to ▁the ▁Irish ▁Long itud inal ▁Study ▁on ▁Age ing ▁( T IL DA ) ▁at ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁Project ▁Director . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁F is cal ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁co - editor ▁of ▁the ▁I Z A ▁Journal ▁of ▁European ▁Labor ▁Studies ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁found ing ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁Policy ▁Section ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Review ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁Research ▁Fellow ▁with ▁I Z A ▁( Inst itute ▁for ▁the ▁Study ▁of ▁Labor ) ▁in ▁Bonn , ▁Germany ▁and ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁Act u aries ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Ex pert ▁Ad vis ory ▁Council ▁on ▁Cl imate ▁Change . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Bar rett ’ s ▁recent ▁publications ▁are ▁listed ▁below