Economic Systems Political Economics Economic Policy
Elected 2003
The economic lives of households in poor countries: how they make decisions, what constraints they face, and how this should influence the design of policy; and the at-scale evaluation of such policies, mainly using randomized field experiments
Macroeconomic decision making under risk & uncertainty; monetary history; macroeconomics
The economics of the natural environment, its natural capital and the services this provides for human wellbeing; incorporating the natural environment within decision making by government, business and society.