Given the question: Facts: - repec id: pbl55 - institution: stanford university - field: macro economics industrial organization - awards: frisch -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , kaufmann medal -lrb- 2014 -rrb- , medal eib prize -lrb- 2014 -rrb- -lrb- 2010 -rrb- , german bernacer prize - birth date: 5 may 1973 - name: nicholas bloom - color: lightsteelblue - nationality: united kingdom - repec prefix: e - alma mater: university college , oxford -lrb- m.phil -rrb- fitzwilliam college , cambridge college -lrb- ba -rrb- london -lrb- phd -rrb- st peter 's Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of nicholas bloom .
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nicholas bloom -lrb- born 5 may 1973 -rrb- is a professor in the department of economics at stanford university , a courtesy professor at stanford business school and stanford institute for economic policy research , and a co-director of the productivity , innovation and entrepreneurship program at the national bureau of economic research .his research focuses on the measurement and impact of uncertainty on investment , employment and growth .he also works on the measurement of management practices and their impact on productivity across firms and countries with raffaella sadun and john van reenen -lrb- economist -rrb- , and on innovation .from 1996 to 2001 he worked at the institute for fiscal studies .during 2000 -- 2001 he was seconded to business tax policy at hm treasury , and for 2001 -- 2002 worked at mckinsey & company as a management consultant .in 2002 he moved to the centre for economic performance at the london school of economics and in 2005 moved to stanford university .