I am a Research Economist at the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics and a Research Affiliate at the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford.

I am an applied microeconomist working on topics that contribute to creating a happier and better-functioning society. Here is a short video about why I decided to become an economist.

My research interests:
Health, Wellbeing, Behavioural Economics and Applied Econometrics.  
You can find my CV here and contact me at e.oparina@lse.ac.uk.
You can find me on Bluesky, Twitter and Google Scholar.

​​Join our weekly LSE Wellbeing seminar on Thursdays 4 pm – 5 pm (London time)

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News

• Jan 25: New working paper Rzepnicka, K., Sharland, E., Rossa, M., Dolby, T., Oparina, E., Saunders, R., Ayoubkhani, D., & Nafilyan, V. (2025). The Effect of Adult Psychological Therapies on Employment and Earnings: Evidence from England.

• Jan 25: New publication Oparina, E. (r) Kaiser, C. (r) Gentile, N. (r); Tkatchenko, A., Clark, A., De Neve, J.E., D'Ambrosio, C. (2025). Machine Learning in the Prediction of Human Wellbeing. Scientific Reports, 15, 1632.  

• Dec 24: New version of Oparina, E. (r) Krekel, C. (r) Srisuma, S. (r) (2024). Talking Therapy: Impacts of a Nationwide Mental Health Service. 

• Dec 24: I took part in a documentary What Makes You Truly Happy? Science Has the Answer. Video available in English and in Russian.

• Nov 24: New working paper Oparina, E., Clark, A. E., & Layard, R. (2024). The Easterlin Paradox at 50.

• Nov 24: New working paper ​Bhattacharya, D., Oparina, E., & Xu, Q. (2024). Empirical welfare analysis with hedonic budget constraints.