C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
June 2015
Arne Lennart BIGSTEN
Professor of Development Economics
Address: (Office) Department of Economics
School of Business, Economics and Law
University of Gothenburg
Box 640 SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
(Home) Övre Fogelbergsgatan 4, SE 411 28 Göteborg, Sweden
Phone:(Office) 031-773 13 58, Int. +46 31 773 13 58
(Mobile) 0702-13 40 28, Int. +46702 13 40 28
(Home) 031-88 54 67, Int. +46 31 88 54 67
Telefax: (Office) Int. +46 31 773 13 26
E-mail:
Education
Bachelor of Economics and Business Administration (civilekonom), 1971
Bachelor of Humanities and Social Sciences (fil kand), 1974
Doctor of Economics (ekonomie doktor), 1979
Docent, 1982
Employment
Lecturer and researcher, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, 1971-79
Visiting Research Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nairobi, 1977 and 1979-80
Research Fellow (forskarassistent), University of Gothenburg, 1979-85
Associate Professor (docent), University of Gothenburg, 1982-88
Research Associate, Institute of Economics and Statistics, Oxford University, 1986-87
Reader (universitetslektor med inriktning på forskning), University of Gothenburg, 1988-90
Professor of Development Economics, University of Gothenburg, 1990-2014
Senior Professor, University of Gothenburg 2014-present
Chairman, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, 1996
Senior Research Associate, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, 1998
Visiting Scholar, Indian Development Foundation, New Delhi, 2003
Visiting Professor, Keio University, Tokyo, 2003
Visiting Professor, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2003-2004
Vice Chair, Economic Council of Sweden (Ekonomiska rådet), 2005-2007
Visiting Professor, CERDI, Université d’Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, 2007-2011
Director, Gothenburg Centre of Globalization and Development, University of Gothenburg, 2009-present
Award
The Royal Society of Sciences (Kungliga Vetenskaps-Societeten), Lilly and Sven Thuréus’ Price, the technical-economic class, 2013, for outstanding research on a development of society that can give people on all continents basic possibilities of a good life.
Research Projects
The Estimation of Distributed Lags (SRS), 1973-74
Regional Inequality in Kenya (SRS, SAREC), 1975-78
Income Distribution and Development (SAREC), 1978-83
Economic Consequences of the Coffee Boom in Kenya and Tanzania (World Bank, RJF), 1982-88
Structure and Efficiency of African Small Farmers (Jan Wallanders Forskningsstiftelse), 1987-90
Macroeconomic Balance under Different Trade and Foreign Exchange Regimes: The Case of Uruguay (SAREC), 1988-90
Economic and Social Impacts of Uganda's Adjustment Policies in the 1980s (SAREC), 1989-91
Labour Supply and Labour Allocation in Africa (SAREC), 1990-92
Aid, Debt and Investments in Zambia (HSFR/SAREC), 1993-99
Urban Poverty and Inequality in Ethiopia (SAREC), 1994-96
Foreign Aid, Economic Growth, and Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SAREC), 1995-99
Constraints on Industrial Development in Africa (Wallander and Hedelius Foundation), 1996-2000
The Dynamics of Urban Poverty and Inequality in Ethiopia (SAREC), 1997-2000
Poverty, Income Distribution, and Labour Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (AERC), 1998-2005
Economic Growth and Firm Development in China (Malmsten Foundation), 2000-2005
Firm Growth in a Risky Environment (Sida), 2001-2004
Globalisation, Trade, and Income Distribution in Sub-Saharan Africa (SAREC), 2001-2006
Geography, Institutions, Technology, and Economic Convergence (Wallander and Hedelius Foundation), 2003-2008
Poverty, Risk and Vulnerability in Ethiopia (SAREC), 2004-2008
Micro-Enterprises and the Impact on Poverty in Africa (SAREC), 2004-2008
Comparative Development Strategies (SSAAPS), 2005-2006
Swedish development economics network (SAREC), 2006-2010
The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Productivity, Growth and Firm Turnover in Ethiopian Manufacturing (SAREC), 2007-2009
When Will Africa Take Off? (SAREC), 2007-2009
Determinants and Impacts of Institutional Reform: The Case of Rwanda (SAREC), 2008-2011
Rural Income Diversification and Poverty Reduction in Africa (SAREC), 2009-2011
Global Development and Poverty Reduction: The Role of Institutions and Policies (Sida), 2010-2013
Political Participation and Governance in Africa (Sida/VR), 2011-2014
Relevant Capabilities in a Globalized World (Ragnar Söderberg Foundation), 2011-
Fiscal Capacity and Democracy in Developing Countries (Sida/VR), 2012-
Impacts of new forms of aid: Governance challenges and distributional consequences (VR), 2015-
Economic Development and Institutions Research (DFID), 2015-
Tax Capacity andPublic Goods in Rwanda (International Growth Centre), 2015-
Consultancies
Swedish Ministry of Labour, to study the effects of shorter working hours on the Swedish balance of payments, 1977
World Bank, for a labour force survey in Nairobi, 1980
United Nations, for a study of income distribution policy in East Africa, 1980 and 1983
ILO, for a study on self-employment incomes in Tanzania, 1986
SIDA, to study growth and equity in some Asian and African countries, 1987
IFAD (FAO) and ODI, on the impact of structural adjustment on the smallholders and rural poor in Kenya, 1988
SIDA, to study macroeconomic adjustment in Kenya, 1989, 1990, 1992, 2001
SIDA, to organise and run a PhD programme for African economics students, 1989-
SIDA, to study macroeconomic adjustment in Uganda, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995
The Swedish Energy Board, to study aid allocation problems, 1989
IFPRI, to analyse linkages from agricultural growth in Kenya, 1990
ILO, to analyse the impact of macroeconomic policies on poverty in The Gambia, 1991
World Bank, to analyse enterprise development in Kenya, 1992-98
SASDA, review of Swedish development cooperation with Tanzania and Zambia, 1993-94
SIDA, to analyse the impact of used clothes export on LDC's, 1995
World Bank, Poverty reduction in rural development, 1995
SIDA, to advice on aid evaluation policy, 1997-
OECD, Emerging Africa, Uganda and Tanzania, 1998-1999
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WIDER, Selecting Priorities for Poverty Reduction and Development, 1998-1999
World Bank, Aid and Policy Reform in Tanzania, 1999
OECD, Globalisation and Income Inequality in Uganda, 2000
WIDER, Institutional Capabilities, Reform Ownership and Development in SSA.2001
SIDA, to study macroeconomic adjustment in Zambia, 2001
SIDA, to study macroeconomic adjustment in Rwanda, 2001, 2003, 2005
SIDA, to study economic reform in Rwanda, 2002
World Bank, Analyses of industrial development in Africa, 2002-2004
Independent Evaluation Unit, IMF, Evaluation of the PRSP, 2002-2004
World Bank, Survey of research based manufacturing enterprise surveys in Africa, 2004-2005
Economic Commission for Africa (UN), member of the working group of the African Plenary on PRSs and the implementation of the MDGs, 2005-2006.
World Bank, Assessment of the Ethiopian labour market, 2005-2006
Bruegel, The European Union and the global economy: Development policy, 2006-2007
World Bank, Poverty and vulnerability in urban areas in Ethiopia 1994-2004, 2006-2007
SNS, Member of the Welfare Council of 2007 (with Torben Andersen, Karolina Ekholm, Jonas Vlachoos) to write the report ”Svensk välfärd och globala marknader”, 2007.
Nordic Africa Institute, Background paper on the African economy for the Swedish Government White Paper on Africa, 2007.
World Bank, Labour market behaviour and economic shocks for urban households in Ethiopia, 2007
African Development Bank, Assessment of Country Strategy Papers, 2007
World Bank, Evaluation of the Knowledge for Change Programme (with Dick Durevall), 2007
UNIDO, Background paper on agglomeration economics in Ethiopia for the Industrial Development Report 2008, (with Mulu Gebreeyesus and Måns Söderbom), 2008
World Bank, The Political Economy of Mining in Zambia, (with Ola Olsson), 2010
Swedish Foreign Office, Conditions and Restriction on Development in Poor Countries, Stockholm, 2010
EU, The Aid Effectiveness Agenda: The benefits of going ahead (with Sven Tengstam Jean-Philippe Platteau, Gani Aldashev), 2011
WIDER, International aid coordination and effectiveness of aid policy (with Sven Tengstam), 2011
WIDER, Growth and Poverty: Kenya, 2012-13
European Parliament, Cost of Non-Europe in Development Policy, briefing note, 2013
African Development Bank, Background paper for the African Development Report, 2015
Other activities
Book review editor of Ekonomisk debatt, 1981-1982
Member of the Editorial Board of Ekonomisk debatt, 1983-86
Member of the Centre for the Study of African Economies, IES, Oxford University, 1986-
Member of the Research Advisory Council of the Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, 1989-95
Member of the Board of the Economics Department, various periods
Member of the Faculty of Social Sciences Board, various periods
Member of the School of Economics Board, various periods
Member of the Research Committee of SAREC, 1990-95
Associate editor, Journal of African Economies, 1991-2011
Member of the Board of SIDA, 1991-1999
Member of the Advisory Board, Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 1992-
Member of the poverty project sub-committee, the research sub-committee, and resource person in the Africa Research Consortium, 1996-2005
Member of the Advisory Board, African Development Review (ADB), 1996-
Member of the Research Committee of the Tore Browaldh Foundation, 1997-1999
Vice-Chair of the European Union Development Network (EUDN), 2000-2004
Member of the Programme Committee of the African Economic Research Consortium, 2001-2006
Member of the Rural Development Research Consortium, Berkley 2003-
Director-at-large, Board of the African Economic Research Consortium, 2006-2007
Chair, Board of the African Economic Research Consortium, 2007-2010
Associate editor for economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment Journal 2006-
Member of the Board of University of Gothenburg, 2007-2009
Director, Gothenburg Centre of Globalization and Development 2009-
Member of the academic steering group of Learning to Compete: Accelerating Industry Development in Africa, Brookings Institution, Washington DC, 2010-2013
Chair, Foundation for Guest Researcher Accommodations at the University of Gothenburg, 2012-
Member of the Research Advisory Group of the Vice Chancellor, University of Gothenburg, 2012-
Member and Vice-Chair of the Swedish Research Council's Committee for Development Research (VRs kommitté för utvecklingsforskning), 2013-
Referee for Economic Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, European Economic Review, Journal of Development Studies, Economic Development and Cultural Change, World Development, Journal of African Economies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Labour, Journal of Industrial Ecology, African Development Review, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Economics of Transition, Oxford Economic Papers, Economics and Politics, Economics, Journal of International Trade and Development, Development Policy Review, Singapore Economic Review, Annals of Regional Science, Law and Society Review, China Economic Review, Economic Modelling, Review of Income and Wealth, Review of International Organizations, Oxford Development Studies, Urban Studies, Economic Inquiry.
Referee for European Research Council (EU)
Faculty opponent on theses in economics at Stockholm School of Economics, Stockholm University, Lund University, Uppsala University, Oslo University, Trondheim University, University of Copenhagen, University of Aarhus, University of Oxford, University of Nottingham, University of Sussex, University of Nairobi, University of Cape Town, University of Dar es Salaam, Erasmus University, Université Paris Dauphine, Åbo Akademi University, Örebro University
Supervision of 48 completed PhD theses at the University of Gothenburg (listed at the end of the CV)
PUBLICATIONS
Books
Regional Inequality and Development. A Case Study of Kenya. Ekonomiska studier utgivna av Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Göteborgs universitet, no 5, 1978
Regional Inequality and Development. A Case Study of Kenya. Gower, Farnborough, 1980.
Income Distribution and Development. Theory, Evidence and Policy. Heinemann, London, 1983.
Education and Income Determination in Kenya. Gower, Aldershot, 1984.
East African Lessons on Economic Liberalisation (with David Bevan, Paul Collier, Jan Gunning), Thames Essay no 48, Gower, Aldershot, 1987.
Peasants and Governments: An Economic Analysis (with David Bevan, Paul Collier, Jan Gunning and Paul Horsnell), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989.
Controlled Open Economies (with David Bevan, Paul Collier, Jan Gunning and Paul Horsnell), Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1990.
Inflation Under Different External Regimes: The Case of Uruguay by Eduardo Giorgi, (Editor), Avebury, 1991.
Poverty in The Gambia (with Iqbal Ahmed, Jorge Munoz, Prem Vashishta), ILO, Geneva, 1992.
Evaluation of Swedish Development Co-Operation with Tanzania: A Report for the Secretariat for Analysis of Swedish Development Assistance (with Chris Adam, Paul Collier, Steve O'Connell, E Eva Julin), SASDA, Ds 1994:113.
Evaluation of Swedish Development Co-Operation with Zambia: A Report for the Secretariat for Analysis of Swedish Development Assistance (with Chris Adam, Per-Åke Andersson, Paul Collier, Steve O'Connell), SASDA, Ds 1994:114.
Crisis, Adjustment and Growth in Uganda. A Study of Adaptation in an African Economy (with Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa), Macmillan, London, 1999.
Foreign Aid, Debt and Growth in Zambia (with Per-Åke Andersson, Håkan Persson), Research Report No 112, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2000.
Is Uganda an Emerging Economy? (with Steve Mugerwa), Research Report No 118, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2001.
Tanzania: Is the Ugly Duckling Finally Growing Up? (with Anders Danielsson), Research Report No 119, Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2001.
Structure and Performance of Manufacturing in Kenya (edited with Peter Kimuyu), Palgrave, London, 2001.
Utvecklingens ekonomi och politik (The economics and politics of development), Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2003.
Poverty, Income Distribution and Labour Markets in Ethiopia (edited with Bereket Kebede, Abebe Shimeles), Nordiska Afrikainstitutet, Uppsala, 2005.
Svensk välfärd och globala marknader (Swedish Welfare and Global Markets) (with Torben Andersen, Karolina Ekholm, Jonas Vlachos), SNS, Stockholm, 2007
Utvecklingens ekonomi och politik (The economics and politics of development), 2nd edition, Studentlitteratur, Lund, 2011.
Globalization and Development: Rethinking Interventions and Governance, (editor), Routledge, London, 2013.
Articles in Journals
"A Note on the Estimation of Interregional Input-Output Coefficients", Regional Science and Urban Economics, 11(1), 1981.
"A Model of Educational Expansion and Labour Market Adjustment Applied to Kenya" (with Paul Collier), Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 43(1), 1981.
"Welfare and Economic Growth in Kenya 1914-1976", World Development, 14(9), 1986.
"Peasant Supply Response in Rationed Economies" (with David Bevan, Paul Collier, Jan Gunning), World Development, 15(4), 1987.
"Race and Inequality in Kenya, 1914-1976", Eastern Africa Economic Review, 4(1), 1988.
"A Note on the Modelling of Circular Smallholder Migration", Economics Letters, 28, 1988.
"Working Hours and Productivity in Swedish Manufacturing" (with Dominique Anxo), Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 91(3), 1989.
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"On Structural Adjustment in Uganda" (with Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa), Canadian Journal of Development Studies, April 1992.
"Adaption and Distress in the Urban Economy: A Study of Kampala Households" (with Steve Kayizzi-Mugerwa), World Development, 20(10), 1992.
"An Analysis of Differences in Technical Efficiency Among Kenyan Smallholders" (with Renato Aguilar), Eastern Africa Economic Review, 9(2), 1993.
"Rural Sector Responses to Economic Crisis in Uganda" (with S. Kayizzi-Mugerwa), Journal of International Development, 7(2): 181-209, 1995.
"Smallholder Circular Migration in East Africa", Journal of African Economies, 5(1), 1996.