Paul
Collier is currently Director of the Development Research
Group of the World Bank. He is on leace from the University
of Oxford where he is Professor of Economics and Director
of the Center for the Study of African Economies.
For four years he held a joint appointment with the
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard. He has published
around 80 articles and books with a predominant focus
on Africa. His current research interests include
(1) the causes and consequences of violent conflict;
(2) growth in newly stabilized low-income economies,
and (3) African economic growth.
