Stefan Dercon
Professor of Economic Policy
Jesus College
Director of CSAE
Stefan Dercon is Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Economics Department, and a Fellow of Jesus College. He is also Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies.
His research interests concern what keeps some people and countries poor: the failures of markets, governments and politics, mainly in Africa, and how to change this. He has worked extensively as a policy advisor, providing strategic economic and development advice, and promoting the use of evidence in decision making, including as the Chief Economist of the UK Department of International Development (2011-2017).
Link to Centre for the Study of African Economies: CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES
Link to his research can be found on the BSG website: https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/people/stefan-dercon
