T.H. Lee Professor of World Affairs
International Professor of Applied Economics and Management
Professor of Economics
Department of Applied Economics and Management
and Department of Economics
EXPERTISE
Risk taking; inequality; poverty; structural adjustment; debt; agriculture; and political economy
CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS
Professor Kanbur's main areas of interest are public economics and development economics. His work spans conceptual, empirical, and policy analysis. He is particularly interested in bridging the worlds of rigorous analysis and practical policy making.
RELATED LINKS
RECENT PAPERS
"Conceptual Ferment in Poverty and Inequality Measurement: The View from Economics and Sociology" (with David Grusky) August, 2004.
"And Never the Twain Shall Meet? An Exchange on the Strengths and Weaknesses of Anthropology and Economics in Analyzing the Commons" (with Annelise Riles), August, 2004.
"Reality and Analysis: Personal and Technical Reflections on the Working Lives of Six Women" (with Martha Chen, Renana Jhabvala, Nidhi Mirani and Karl Osner, editors), April, 2004.
"Moral Hazard, Income Taxation, and Prospect Theory" (with Jukka Pirttila and Matti Tuomala), March 2004.
"Public Finance and Development: Editorial Introduction to a Special Issue of the Journal of Public Economics" (with Michael Keen), March 2004.
"Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Some Hard Questions", January, 2004.
Link to full listing of recent papers
