Arne Bigsten
Arne Bigsten is Professor of Development Economics at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, and Chair of the Board of the African Economic Research Consortium. His research has concerned income distribution, poverty and growth, trade and aid and economic policy, particularly in Africa. He has undertaken projects for, among others, the World Bank, United Nations, OECD, ILO, WIDER and Sida. He has written or edited about a dozen books and published numerous articles.
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AEC 2009-Concept Note (35 KB)
Development Research Briefs - Africa: Africa’s Counter Cyclical Policy Responses to the Crisis (322 KB)
Africa and the Global Economic Crisis: Strategies for Preserving the Foundations of Long-term Growth (223 KB)
Working Paper 96 - Impact of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis on Africa (2.7 MB)
The African Development Bank Group Response to the Economic Impact of the Financial Crisis (408 KB)
Financial Crisis-Making Africa's Voice Heard-Donald Kaberuka-"The Banker" (103 KB)
Working Paper 97 - Soaring Food Prices and Africa's Vulnerability and Responses: An Update (840 KB)
Policy Briefs on the Financial Crisis-Africa and the Financial Crisis: An Agenda for Action (437 KB)
Policy Briefs on Financial Crisis-The Financial Crisis and Access to Financing (297 KB)
Policy Briefs on the Financial Crisis-The Financial Crisis, Trade and Regional Integration in Africa (414 KB)
Policy Briefs on the Financial Crisis-The Global Financial Crisis and Fragile States in Africa (357 KB)
Policy Briefs on the Financial Crisis-What the G20 can do on trade that can benefit Africa? (421 KB)
Policy Briefs on the Financial Crisis-Trade, Investment and Domestic Resource Mobilization (567 KB)
Policy Briefs on the Financial Crisis-Africa's Voice, Representation and Effectiveness Participation (320 KB)
42 - Global Financial Crisis: Implications and Lessons for Africa (101 KB)
