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Prof. Paul Collier


Self Description

May 2008: "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.

I work on a wide range of macroeconomic, microeconomic and political economy topics concerned with Africa. Within macroeconomics I have focused on external shocks, exchange rate and trade policies. I completed the first ever external review of IMF operations for the Board of the IMF (with Professors Gunning and Hamada, and Dr. Botchwey). Within microeconomics I have focused on labour and financial markets, and on rural development, on which I've written three books and many articles. Within political economy, I have worked on the process of policy reform, and have also published a series of articles on `restraining the state'. I am a Professor Associate of CERDI, Université d'Auvergne; Fellow of the CEPR, London; and was Director of the Development Research group at the World Bank (from April 1998 to April 2003). I hold a Distinction Award from Oxford University, and have won the Edgar Graham Prize."

http://http://users.ox.ac.uk/~econpco/

Third-Party Descriptions

May 2008: 'European governments, meanwhile, have clung to an import ban on high-yielding, genetically modified crops -- thus dissuading African nations from using a technology that could increase production. "The two biggest follies are biofuels in America and the ban on genetically modified crops in Europe," said Paul Collier, a professor of economics at Oxford University [and Author of The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It--Ed.] "There is a phone call to be made between Washington and Europe that says we'll back off our idiocies and you back off of yours."'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/18/AR2008051802233.html

Relationships

RoleNameTypeLast Updated
Advisor/Consultant to (past or present) Researcher/Analyst of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Organization May 20, 2008
Employee/Freelancer/Contractor (past or present) Oxford University/University of Oxford Organization May 20, 2008
Advisor/Consultant to (past or present) Anthony "Tony" Charles Lynton Blair Person May 20, 2008

Articles and Resources

Date Fairness.com Resource Read it at:
Jul 19, 2010 In Afghanistan, a Threat of Plunder

QUOTE: How can Afghanistan ensure that its people benefit from its mineral wealth, and avoid resource-induced violence? There is a chain of decisions to get right, from managing the prospecting to investing the revenues. Many other countries have failed to make them wisely.

 New York Times
May 19, 2008 World Aid Agencies Faulted in Food Crisis: Failure to Support Agriculture Cited

QUOTE: Wade's broadside is part of a backlash against multilateral organizations that were created after World War II -- including the FAO, the World Bank and the World Food Program -- tasked with weaving together a safety net for the world's poorest. The recent spike in food prices has ripped a massive tear in that net, triggering riots around the world and threatening to plunge more than 100 million people into extreme poverty.

 Washington Post