Research Interests

Economic Growth and Development

News

My paper, with Alexey Khazanov, Zvika Neeman and Hosny Zoabi, "The Microfinance Disappointment: An Explanation based on Risk Aversion" is now available as a DP by the CEPR.

Explaining the origin of the state

Updated version (November 2020), with new data on the distribution of wild relatives of domesticated crops, of my paper with Joram Mayshar and Luigi Pascali: The Origin of the State: Productivity or Appropriability? 

An article in the Washington Post; A column on VOX CEPR's policy por; A post on Barcelona GSE Focus; A post in Mostly Economics; a post on naked capitalism; A post on War in Context; A post in A Economia no Seculo 21; A post on InsTED; An article in the Washington Post (reprinted by Tampa Bay Times); A column in the FT

Endogenous institutions

Presentation of a simple model explaining endogenous institutions, based on my paper with Joram Mayshar and Zvika Neeman, (APSR 2017) which you might find useful for teaching: Presentation, Handout, presentation of the full paper

Publications

View my publications.

Teaching

• EC9012 Economic Analysis: Macro
• EC9D32 Economic Analysis: Macro B
• EC9A2 Advanced Macroeconomic Analysis
• EC205: Development Economics (Macroeconomics)

Information for Personal Tutees

Undergraduate students:

Link to Key contacts for undergraduate students

The Undergraduate Pastoral Support team:

Year 1 Tutor: Dr. Cecilia Lanata Briones, Year 2 Tutor: Dr. Emil Kostadinov

Year 3 Tutor: Dr. Tom Martin, Senior Tutor: Dr. Amira Elasra

Student Wellbeing and Progression Officer: Ann Simper

Postgraduate students:

For any admin related queries please contact Mandy Eaton or Carolyn Andrews

in the PG office economics.pgoffice@warwick.ac.uk 

The senior tutor for PG students is Mahnaz Nazneen, who can provide pastoral support (concerns about welfare issues) to PG students