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Jan Willem Gunning (DPhil Oxford) is emeritus professor of development economics. He has been a staff member of the World Bank in Washington DC and a professor at the University of Oxford where he was the director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies.
Research
His research interests include impact evaluation; transport cost and rural welfare; and the demand for insurance in developing countries.
Prizes and Awards
He received an honory doctorate from the University of Auvergne (France) for his leading role in economic research on Africa. He is a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and served on the KNAW board as the Academy’s general secretary, 2011-2016.
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Selected Research Output 1996 2018
Growth and Risk: Methodology and Micro Evidence
Elbers, C. T. M., Gunning, J. W. & Kinsey, B. H., 2007, In : World Bank Economic Review. 21, p. 1-20 20 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
methodology
evidence
Methodology
panel data
behavioral response
Explaining African Economic Performance
Collier, P. & Gunning, J. W., 1999, In : The Journal of Economic Literature. 37, p. 64-111 47 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
The IMF's Role in Structural Adjustment
Collier, P. & Gunning, J. W., 1999, In : Economic Journal. 109, p. F634-651 18 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic
Trade Shocks in Developing Countries. Volume 1: Africa
Collier, P. & Gunning, J. W., 1999, Oxford: Oxford University press. 500 p.Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic
Activities 2008 2011
Vulnerability in the LDCs: The role of risk management instruments
J.W. Gunning (Speaker)9 Mar 2011
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
Index-based weather insurance contracts: Towards a two-level group-individual approach
J.W. Gunning (Speaker)22 Jun 2011
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
The demand for insurance under limited credibility
J.W. Gunning (Speaker)18 May 2011
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
The demand for insurance under limited credibility
J.W. Gunning (Speaker)13 May 2011
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic
What drives development? Economic history meets development economics
J.W. Gunning (Speaker)17 Jun 2011
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Academic