Paul Collier
CBE, D.Phil., University of Oxford
Professor of Economics, Director Centre for the Study of African Economies
College or Institution: St Antony’s College
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Research Interests
Summary: Applied economics of Africa.
I research the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid; and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural-resource-rich societies. In addition to the usual academic outputs, my work has had substantial policy impact. In the past year I have been the senior adviser to Blair’s Commission on Africa; have addressed the General Assembly of the UN; given a seminar at 10 Downing St.; and been invited to meet with Condoleezza Rice on her recent UK visit.
Research Group(s)
Recent Working Papers
- Democracy's Achilles Heel or, How to Win an Election without Really Trying (2009)
- Structural Policies for Shock-Prone Developing Countries (2009)
- Elections and Economic Policy in Developing Countries (2008)
- Votes and Violence: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Nigeria (2008)
- Does Aid Mitigate External Shocks? (2007)
- Commodity Prices, Growth, and the Natural Resource Curse: Reconciling a Conundrum (2007)
- Post-Conflict Risks (2006)
- Democracy and Resource Rents (2005)
- Murder by Numbers: Socio-Economic Determinants of Homicide and Civil War (2004)
- Military Expenditure in Post-Conflict Societies (2004)
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