Paul Collier (1949–)

David Fielding

Chapter 27 in The Palgrave Companion to Oxford Economics, 2021, pp 673-688 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Professor Sir Paul Collier is one of the leading development economists of the post-war generation. Studying under Max Corden at Oxford in the 1970s, his earliest research was in international trade theory. This was a foundation for later work on the economics of labour markets and natural resources in East Africa. Subsequently, he has been part of the re-engagement of development economics with other social sciences, and in particular political science, with influential work on the economics of civil wars, fragile States, aid effectiveness, and urbanisation. Apart from a period of time as research director at the World Bank, most of his career has been spent at Oxford, where he founded the Centre for the Study of African Economies.

Keywords: Paul Collier; Development economics; Africa; Civil war; Poverty; World Bank (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-58471-9_27

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