The department is a lively community that is recognised internationally as one of the top centres for research and teaching in development studies.
Economic Development and International Institutions
Development economics has been a long-standing research strength of the department, with innovative work ranging from rural poverty and enterprise technology, through macroeconomic policy and aid strategy, to international trade and foreign investment. This work is characterised by an emphasis on the testing of analytical models on primary empirical data.
In recent years, a new focus on the international economic institutions has emerged, addressing issues of financial governance, international taxation and environmental regulation.
The research groups working on this theme are the International Growth Centre (IGC), jointly with the Oxford Department of Economics and London School of Economics; and the Technology and Management Centre for Development (TMCD). There are also a number of senior scholars in the department with individual research projects in this field.
Many heads are different from one: neural basis of group vs individual decisions
research_project51The blind leading the blind: social interactions in financial decision-making
research_project51The political economy of private sector dynamism in the Middle East
research_project51University-firm technology transfer in Chile: panel data and case study analysis
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Samuel Galler
Research Student
Douglas Gollin
Professor of Development Economics
Humaira Hansrod
Research Student (PRS)
Jamelia Harris
Research Student (PRS)
Barbara Harriss-White
Professor Emeritus of Development Studies
Margaryta Klymak
Departmental Lecturer in Development Economics
Pramila Krishnan
Professor of Development Economics
Cintia Kulzer Sacilotto
Research Student
Shaomeng Li
Research Officer, TMCDPages
20 Nov, 2017New article co-authored by Xiaolan Fu explores links between ODI and innovation in China
16 Oct, 2017Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development: New book co-edited by Xiaolan Fu
18 Sep, 2017Pramila Krishnan awarded title of Professor in Recognition of Distinction exercise
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17 Aug, 2017'Chinese researchers put value on ideas'. China Daily highlights research by TMCD on valuing new technologies
06 Jul, 2017'G20 summit: who will take the US’s place as a global leader?'. Tristen Naylor writes for The Conversation
09 Jun, 2017'From Russia with likes: embassy tweets prove a hit for Moscow'. Ilan Manor cited in Financial Times
22 Apr, 2017'Re-crafting the Israeli digital narrative'. Corneliu Bjola, Ilan Manor write for Jerusalem Post
11 Apr, 2017'Embassy tweets are a nifty way for Russia to push buttons'. Ilan Manor cited in The Times
07 Apr, 2017'Diplomacy in the digital age'. Corneliu Bjola interviewed by Lithuanian co-project with The Economist, IQ
09 Feb, 2017'The bottom line is we don't have the luxury of neglecting Liberian small- to medium-sized enterprises'. Robtel Neajai Pailey comments for NPR on a conflict between ice-cream businesses in Liberia
09 Feb, 2017'Why is Denmark creating the world's first digital embassy to deal with Google, Facebook and other technology giants?'. Corneliu Bjola comments for BBC Mundo
17 Jan, 2017'Trump’s undiplomatic Twitter diplomacy isn’t a joke – it’s a catastrophic risk'. DPhil Jennifer Cassidy co-authors piece for The Conversation
17 Jan, 2017'Generous friend or reckless bully: Sushma Swaraj’s Twitter diplomacy is a dangerous tightrope walk'. Corneliu Bjola and Ilan Manor quoted in Quartz on Indian Foreign Minister's twiplomatic controversy over Amazon
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