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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E April 2021 Arne Lennart BIGSTEN Senior Researcher, Professor emeritus. 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. +46 702 13 40 28 (Home) 031-88 54 67, Int. +46 31 88 54 67 Fax: (Office) +46 31 773 13 26 E-mail: [email protected] 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 1 Reader (universitetslektor med inriktning på forskning), University of Gothenburg, 1988-90 Professor of Development Economics, University of Gothenburg, 1990-2014 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, 2009-2018 Senior Professor, University of Gothenburg, 2014-2018 Senior Researcher, University of Gothenburg, 2019- Awards 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. Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law, Pro Studio et Scientia medal, 2015, for having with academic openness, stringency and strong engagement in global development and poverty issues, in a decisive way contributed to the activities of the School and to the development of society, not least through a large number of PhDs from Africa, who after graduation got leading roles in their home countries. 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 2 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 3 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- 2015 Fiscal Capacity and Democracy in Developing Countries (Sida/VR), 2012-2016 Tax Capacity and Public Goods in Rwanda (International Growth Centre), 2015-2016 Impacts of new forms of aid: Governance challenges and distributional consequences (VR), 2015-2018 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 4 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 Vlachos) 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 5 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 on African inequality 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