Davies, Victor
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Victor A.B. Davies is a Senior Research Economist in the Development Research Department. He was a Senior Lecturer in economics at the University of Sierra Leone and a Visiting Scholar to the IMF Research Department. Mr Davies has done research and consultancy work for the World Bank and UNDP. He expects to receive shortly a doctoral degree in economics from Oxford University and already holds a master’s degree in economic development from Oxford University.
Research interests
Mr Davies’ research interests span the economics of violent conflict; macroeconomic policy; and the political economy of economic growth and natural resources.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
- “Post-Conflict Monetary Reconstruction”, (with Christopher Adam and Paul Collier) World Bank Economic Review. Volume 22, number 1, 2008.
- “Post-war Capital Flight and Inflation” Journal of Peace Research. Forthcoming in volume 45, number 4, July 2008.
- “Sierra Leone: Ironic Tragedy”, Journal of African Economies, volume 9, number 3, 2000.
Book chapters
- “Sierra Leone’s Economic Growth Performance: 1961-2000” in B. Ndulu et al (editors), The Political Economy of Africa: Country Case Studies. 2007. Cambridge University Press.
- “Diamonds, Poverty and War in Sierra Leone” in G. Hilson (editor) Poverty and Perseverance: the State of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining in West Africa. 2006. UK: ITDG Publishing.
- “Liberia and Sierra Leone: Interwoven Civil Wars” in A. K. Fosu and P. Collier (editors) Post- Conflict Economies in Africa. 2005. Palgrave and International Economic Association.
- “What Explains African Civil Wars: Politics or Economics?” in Frank Columbus (editor) Politics and Economics of Africa. 2002. New York: Nova Science.
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16/12/2011 - AfDB promotes statistical development with the launch of the Open Data for Africa platform
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12/12/2011 - AfDB-IMF joint seminar on “Economic policies for financial stability”
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29/11/2011 - First edition of Emerging Issues Series focuses on how Africa is coping with global uncertainty
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25/11/2011 - AfDB and IMF organize training on balance of payments for statisticians
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16/11/2011 - More and more Africans are growing old but face uncertain future, reports AfDB
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25/10/2011 - What Will Africa Be Like in 2060?
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11/10/2011 - Helping Africa's Poor to Manage Risks key to Region’s Progress, Says New Report
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30/09/2011 - New AfDB Study Takes in-depth Look at China-Africa Partnership
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26/09/2011 - The achievement of the 2011 Making Finance Work for Africa Partnership Forum
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20/09/2011 - China-Africa Relations Scrutinized in AfDB’s New Book
