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ANDREW (ANDY) MCKAY PERSONAL DETAILS Address (work) Department of Economics, 279 Jubilee Building, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9SL. E-mail [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)1273 678889 / 678739 (direct) Date/place of birth 7 April, 1964, in Bangor, Northern Ireland Nationality Dual British and Irish Languages English (mother tongue); French (very good working knowledge); Spanish (good reading and speaking) UNIVERSITY LEVEL EDUCATION 1990 PhD in Economics, University of Cambridge 1985 B.A., then M.A. (Hons), First Class, University of Cambridge (Clare College) Part I Natural Sciences, Part II Economics EMPLOYMENT From 2006 Professor of Development Economics, University of Sussex 2003 – 2006 Professor of Economics, University of Bath 2001 – 2005 Research Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, London (part-time) 2000 – 2003 Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Nottingham 1992 – 2000 Lecturer in Economics, University of Nottingham 1989 – 1992 Lecturer in Economics, University of Warwick 1988 – 1989 Research Associate, Development Economics Research Centre, University of Warwick VISITING POSITIONS March to May Visiting Scholar, World Institute for Development Economics Research 2015 (UNU-WIDER) Spring 1998 Visiting fellow, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford OTHER POSITIONS AND ACTIVITIES Major roles From 2015 Managing Editor, Review of Development Economics 2009 to 2012 Head of Department of Economics, University of Sussex 2005-2011 Associate Director, Chronic Poverty Research Centre (DFID funded) Since 2013 Research Associate, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford. Since 2015 Principal Investigator of multi-country research project on female labour 1 supply and poverty reduction Since 2014 Principal Investigator of multi-country research project on early female labour market experience in Africa 2012-2016 Co-coordinator of Growth and Poverty Project, UNU-WIDER, Helsinki Since 2005 Resource person for Biannual Meetings of African Economic Research Consortium Other roles 2015-2019 Member of ESRC Peer Review College Since 2015 Director of Doctoral Studies, School of Business, Management and Economics, University of Sussex 2009-12; 2015 to Member of School of Business, Management and Economics Management date Committee, University of Sussex 2011 to 2015 Member of steering committee for Conference of Heads of University Departments of Economics (CHUDE) Since 2009 Member of Panel advisors for UK Commonwealth Scholarships Commission 2008-2012 Co-coordinator of AERC Collaborative Research Project on the Growth Poverty Nexus in Africa 2011-12 and 2005- Coordinating role in preparation of research assessment submissions in 6 Sussex and Bath Since 2012 Member or coordinating professorial committee, Department of Economics, Sussex 2007-09 Coordinator of MSc programmes in economics, University of Sussex 2004-09 Membership of Fellowship Advisory and Review Board, IDS, Sussex 1994-98 Coordinator of MSc programmes in economics, University of Nottingham Throughout Extensive experience of reviewing for journals, publishers and funding bodies At different Experience of organizing several conferences occasions RESEARCH SPECIALISATION Development economics, with strong quantitative focus. Main themes: poverty and inequality in developing countries: measurement, analysis, monitoring and policy, with a specific focus on poverty dynamics/chronic poverty labour markets, gender and informal economic activity growth and its distributional impacts – especially pro-poor growth agriculture in low income developing countries trade theory and policy for developing countries 2 PUBLICATIONS AND WRITTEN WORK Edited books Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa, Oxford University Press, (with C. Arndt and F. Tarp, eds). Economic growth and poverty reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: Current and emerging issues, Oxford University Press, forthcoming (with E. Thorbecke. eds). Determinants of Pro Poor Growth: Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2007 (with M. Grimm and S. Klasen, eds). Articles in refereed journals “Forest clearing and livelihood strategies to escape poverty: evidence from the Tsimané in Bolivia”, forthcoming, Ecological Economics, (with E. Perge). “Evaluation of effectiveness of treatment for podoconiosis (non-filarial elephantiasis): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial”, Trials, 16(307) with H. Negussie, M. Molla, G. Fegan, P. Njuguna, F. Enquselassie, M. Newport, T. Lang and G. Davey, 2015). doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0818-7 “The Impact of Cooking with Firewood on Respiratory Health: Evidence from Indonesia”, Journal of Development Studies, (with A.R. Silwal, 2015). DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2015.1056784 “How strong is the evidence for poverty traps? A multi-country assessment”, Journal of Development Studies, 49(7): 877-897 (with E. Perge). Lead article in a special collection on poverty traps edited by McKay and Perge (2013). “Growth and Poverty Reduction in Africa in the Last Two Decades: Evidence from an AERC Growth-Poverty Project and Beyond”, Journal of African Economies, 22 (suppl 1): i49-i76 (2013). “Promoting Children's Well-being: Policy Lessons from Past and Present Economic Crises”, Development Policy Review, 29(5): 621-641 (with C. Harper, N. Jones and P. Pereznieto). “Conflict, education and the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Northern Uganda”, Journal of International Development, 22(8): 1183-1196 (with K. Bird and K. Higgins). “Inequality, Democracy, and Institutions: A Critical Review of Recent Research”, World Development, 38(2): 142-154 (with A. Savoia and J.Z. Easaw, 2010). “A quantitative analysis of poverty and livelihood profiles: The case of rural Rwanda”, Food Policy, 35 (6): 584-598 (with A. Ansoms, 2010). “Needs and resources in the investigation of wellbeing in developing countries: illustrative evidence from Bangladesh and Peru”, Journal of Economic Methodology, 14(1): 107-31 (with J.A. McGregor and J. Velazco, 2007). “Combining Quantitative and Qualitative methods in Assessing Chronic Poverty: The Case of Rwanda”, World Development, 35(2): 197-211 (with G. Howe, 2007). “Poverty Persistence and Transitions in Uganda: A Combined Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis”, Journal of Development Studies, 42(7): 1225-1251 (with D. Lawson and J.A. Okidi, 2006). “Monitoring diversity of outreach and impact of microcredit: a comparison of methods using data from Peru”, Development Policy Review 23(6): 703-723 (with J. Copestake, P. Dawson, J-P. Fanning and K. Wright-Revolledo, 2005). “Trade Policy Issues in a Small African Economy: The Trade Policy Review of The Gambia 2004”, The World Economy 28(9): 1197-1209 (2005). “Some Simple Analytics of the Trade and Welfare Effects of Economic Partnership Agreements”, Journal of African Economies 14(3): 327-358 (with C. Milner and O. Morrissey, 2005). 3 “Chronic Poverty in Urban Ethiopia: Panel Data Evidence”, International Planning Studies 10(1): 49–67 (with A.M. Kedir). “Relationships between Household Consumption and Inequality in the Indian States”, Journal of Development Studies, 40(5): 65-90 (with S. Pal, 2004). “Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far”, Journal of Economic Literature, 42(1): 72- 115 (with L.A. Winters and N. McCulloch, 2004). “Adjustment, Stabilisation and The Analysis of the Employment Structure in Turkey: An Input- Output Approach”, Economics of Planning, 36(4): 315-331 (with Ö. Günçavdı and S. Küçükçifçi, 2003). “Macroeconomic Adjustment and Private Manufacturing Investment in Turkey: A Time-Series Analysis”, Applied Economics, 35 (18): 1901-1909 (with Ö. Günçavdı, 2003). “Assessing the Extent and Nature of Chronic Poverty in Low Income Countries: Issues and Evidence”, World Development, 31(3): 425-439 (with D. Lawson). “The Impact on Uganda of Agricultural Trade Liberalisation”, Journal of Agricultural Economics, 53 (2): 365-381, (with A. Blake and O. Morrissey, 2002). “On Mixed Strategies for Development”, Review of Development Economics, 6(3): 303-313 (with C. Milner). “Exporting, Ownership and Confidence in Tanzanian Enterprises”, The World Economy, 22(7): 995- 1011 (with L. Grenier and O. Morrissey, 1999). “The Response of Private Investment to Structural Adjustment – A Case Study of Turkey”, Journal of International Development, 11(2): 221-239 (with Ö. Günçavdi and M. Bleaney). “Aggregate Agricultural Supply Response in Tanzania”, Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, 8(1): 107-123 (with O. Morrissey and C. Vaillant, 1999). “Financial Liberalisation and Private Investment: Evidence from Turkey”, Journal of Development Economics, 57(2): 443-455 (with Ö. Günçavdi and M. Bleaney, 1998). “La mesure de la pauvreté: vue d'ensemble et méthodologie avec illustration dans le cas du Ghana”, L’Actualité Economique, 74(3) : 415-443 (with H. Coulombe, 1998). “Trade Liberalisation and Agricultural Supply Response in Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania”, European Journal of Development Research, 9(2): 129-147 (with O. Morrissey and C. Vaillant, 1997). “Strategic Trade Policy, Learning by Doing Effects and Economic Development”, World Development, 25(11): 1893-1899 (with C. Milner, 1997). “Poverty Reduction through Economic Growth: Some Issues”, Journal of International Development, 9(4): 665-673 (1997). “Measuring Trade Strategy in the Presence of Non-Tradeables: Theory and Some Evidence for the Caribbean”, Journal of Development Studies, 33 (5): 658-74 (with C. Milner, 1997). “Modelling Determinants of