Timothy Douglas Harford, OBE, is an English economic journalist based in Oxford. He is the author of four economics books and has established himself as a prominent voice in making economic concepts accessible to general audiences. Harford is best known for his long-running Financial Times column, The Undercover Economist, which is also syndicated in Slate magazine. The column explores the economic ideas and principles that underlie everyday experiences and common situations, translating complex economic theory into relatable examples. In addition to The Undercover Economist, Harford wrote a Financial Times column called Since You Asked, which ran from 2011 to 2014. This column took a skeptical approach to analyzing the week's news through an economic lens.