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Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Northwestern University, 1995.

Research Interests: Political economy, development economics, and African politics.

Appointments: James Madison Professor of Political Economy, Princeton University; Founder, African School of Economics.

Awards: 2023 Global Economy Prize, Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Publications: Published in American Economic Review and Journal of Development Economics.