Robin Burgess

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Template:Short description Template:DMCA Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Robin Burgess FBA is a British economist who is professor of economics, co-founder and director of the International Growth Centre, as well as co-founder and director of the Economics of Energy and the Environment (EEE) program at the London School of Economics and Political Science.[1][2]

His areas of research interest include environmental economics, development economics and political economy. He has also worked in labour economics and public economics. He has published on a variety of topics, including natural disasters, mass media, rural banks, land reform, labour regulation, industrial policy, taxation, poverty and growth.

Early life and education

Burgess holds the following degrees:[3]

Professional activities

Burgess currently serves as the director of the International Growth Centre. He has founded the Economics of Energy and the Environment (EEE) program at the LSE, serving as a platform to connect young and established researchers in environmental economics and to mainstream issues of environment, energy, and climate within economics and economic policy.[4][5] He also serves as the current president of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), on the editorial board of VoxDev, on the board of CEGA and is an affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and Y-RISE, a research fellow in the CEPR and a Fellow of the British Academy.[6] He is also a fellow of the European Economic Association.[7]

Research and selected publications

Robin Burgess' main research areas include:

Below is a list of his main publications:

  • "The Glittering Prizes: Career Incentives and Bureaucrat Performance."[8] Marianne Bertrand, Robin Burgess, Arunish Chawla, and Guo Xu. 2020, In: The Review of Economic Studies, 87 (2): 626–655.
  • "Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence from a Labour Market Experiment in Uganda."[9] Livia Alfonsi, Oriana Bandiera, Vittorio Bassi, Robin Burgess, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman, and Anna Vitali. 2020, In: Econometrica, 88 (6): 2369–2414.
  • "Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies."[10] Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul, and Munshi Sulaiman. 2017, In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 132 (2): 811–870.
  • "The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya."[11] Robin Burgess, Remi Jedwab, Edward Miguel, Ameet Morjaria, and Gerard Padró i Miquel. 2015, In: American Economic Review, 105 (6): 1817–1851.
  • "The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics."[12] Robin Burgess, Matthew Hansen, Benjamin A. Olken, Peter Potapov, and Stefanie Sieber. 2012, In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127 (4): 1707–1754.
  • "Can Openness Mitigate the Effects of Weather Shocks? Evidence from India’s Famine Era."[13] Robin Burgess and Dave Donaldson. 2010, In: American Economic Review, 100 (2): 449–453.
  • "The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India."[14] Philippe Aghion, Robin Burgess, Stephen Redding, and Fabrizio Zilibotti. 2008, In: American Economic Review, 98 (4): 1397–1412.
  • "Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment."[15] Robin Burgess and Rohini Pande. 2005, In: American Economic Review, 95 (3): 780–795.
  • "Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India."[16] Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess. 2004, In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 119 (1): 91–134.
  • "Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India."[17] Timothy Besley and Robin Burgess. 2000, In: The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 115 (2): 389–430.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Robin Burgess' Personal Website". Robin Burgess. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LSE Faculty Website. "Robin Burgess". London School of Economics. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burgess, Robin (28 March 2021). "Robin Burgess' CV" (PDF).
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Environment, Energy and Climate". Robin Burgess. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."STICERD news: New STICERD Research Programme". STICERD, London School of Economics. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bio". Robin Burgess. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Fellows | EEA". www.eeassoc.org. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bertrand, Marianne; Burgess, Robin; Chawla, Arunish; Xu, Guo (1 March 2020). "The Glittering Prizes: Career Incentives and Bureaucrat Performance". The Review of Economic Studies. 87 (2): 626–655. doi:10.1093/restud/rdz029. ISSN 0034-6527.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alfonsi, Livia; Bandiera, Oriana; Bassi, Vittorio; Burgess, Robin; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi; Vitali, Anna (2020). "Tackling Youth Unemployment: Evidence From a Labor Market Experiment in Uganda". Econometrica. 88 (6): 2369–2414. doi:10.3982/ECTA15959. ISSN 1468-0262.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bandiera, Oriana; Burgess, Robin; Das, Narayan; Gulesci, Selim; Rasul, Imran; Sulaiman, Munshi (1 May 2017). "Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies*". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 132 (2): 811–870. doi:10.1093/qje/qjx003. ISSN 0033-5533.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burgess, Robin; Jedwab, Remi; Miguel, Edward; Morjaria, Ameet; Padró i Miquel, Gerard (2015). "The Value of Democracy: Evidence from Road Building in Kenya". American Economic Review. 105 (6): 1817–1851. doi:10.1257/aer.20131031. ISSN 0002-8282.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burgess, Robin; Hansen, Matthew; Olken, Benjamin A.; Potapov, Peter; Sieber, Stefanie (1 November 2012). "The Political Economy of Deforestation in the Tropics*". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 127 (4): 1707–1754. doi:10.1093/qje/qjs034. ISSN 0033-5533.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burgess, Robin; Donaldson, Dave (2010). "Can Openness Mitigate the Effects of Weather Shocks? Evidence from India's Famine Era". American Economic Review. 100 (2): 449–453. doi:10.1257/aer.100.2.449. hdl:1721.1/64729. ISSN 0002-8282.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Aghion, Philippe; Burgess, Robin; Redding, Stephen J.; Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2008). "The Unequal Effects of Liberalization: Evidence from Dismantling the License Raj in India". American Economic Review. 98 (4): 1397–1412. doi:10.1257/aer.98.4.1397. ISSN 0002-8282.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Burgess, Robin; Pande, Rohini (2005). "Do Rural Banks Matter? Evidence from the Indian Social Banking Experiment". American Economic Review. 95 (3): 780–795. doi:10.1257/0002828054201242. ISSN 0002-8282. S2CID 3479659.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin (1 February 2004). "Can Labor Regulation Hinder Economic Performance? Evidence from India*". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 119 (1): 91–134. doi:10.1162/003355304772839533. ISSN 0033-5533. S2CID 3044365.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Besley, Timothy; Burgess, Robin (1 May 2000). "Land Reform, Poverty Reduction, and Growth: Evidence from India*". The Quarterly Journal of Economics. 115 (2): 389–430. doi:10.1162/003355300554809. ISSN 0033-5533. S2CID 4811684.

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