Burgess, Robin
Professor Robin Burgess
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Experience keywords:
labour economics; China; political economy; growth; public policy; poverty; India; development economics; public economics
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Robin Burgess' areas of research interest include development economics, public economics, political economy and labour economics. His research focuses on identifying policy and institutional reforms which are capable of delivering higher growth and lower poverty in developing countries. He sits on the Executive Committee of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), is a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER), a fellow of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and of the European Development Research Development Network (EUDN). He is also a member of the Institute for Policy Dialogue (IPR). He has consulted extensively for the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and the Indian Government.
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Countries and regions to which research relates:
China
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Languages: Spanish [Spoken: Fluent, Written: Fluent]
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Media experience:
Radio; TV
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The following references are sourced from LSE Research Online|. References that are linked lead to the full text.
Burgess, Robin and Hansen, Matthew and Olken, Benjamin and Sieber, Stefanie (2012) The political economy of deforestation in the tropics. Quarterly journal of economics, 127 (4). pp. 1707-1754. ISSN 0033-5533 Bandiera, Oriana and Burgess, Robin and Gulesci, Selim and Rasul, Imran and Sulaiman, Munshi (2011) Can entrepreneurship programs transform the economic lives of the poor? In:Growth Week 2010 (02 Feb 2011 : Belfast, UK). Burgess, Robin and Hansen, Matthew and Olken, Benjamin and Sieber, Stefanie (2010) The political economy of deforestation in the tropics. The University of Warwick, Coventry, UK Burgess, Robin and Donaldson, Dave (2010) Can openness mitigate the effects of weather shocks? Evidence from India's famine era. American economic review, 100 (2). pp. 449-453. ISSN 0002-8282 Bandiera, Oriana and Goldstein, Markus and Rasul, Imran and Burgess, Robin and Gulesci, Selim and Sulaiman, Munshi (2010) Intentions to participate in adolescent training programs: evidence from Uganda. Journal of the European Economic Association, 8 (2-3). pp. 548-560. ISSN 1542-4774 Burgess, Robin and Deschenes, Olivier and Donaldson, Dave and Greenstone, Michael (2009) Weather and death in India: mechanisms and implications of climate change. CSAE, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Aghion, Philippe and Burgess, Robin and Redding, Stephen and Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2008) The unequal effects of liberalization: evidence from dismantling the License Raj in India. American economic review, 98 (4). pp. 1397-1412. ISSN 0002-8282 Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin and Esteve-Volart, Berta (2007) The policy origins of poverty and growth in India. In: Besley, Timothy and Cord, Louise J., (eds.) Delivering on the promise of pro-poor growth: insights and lessons from country. Palgrave Macmillan for The World Bank, Basingstoke, UK. ISBN 9780821365151 Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin and Donaldson, David (2006) Confronting global poverty: the role of institutions, expanding opportunities and market liberalization. EGDI Secretariat, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Stockholm, Sweden Burgess, Robin and Pande, Rohini (2005) Do rural banks matter? : evidence from the Indian social banking experiment. American economic review, 95 (3). pp. 780-795. ISSN 0002-8282 Aghion, Philippe and Burgess, Robin and Redding, Stephen and Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2005) Entry liberalization and inequality in industrial performance. Journal of the European Economic Association, 3 (2/3). pp. 291-302. ISSN 1542-4766 Burgess, Robin and Pande, Rohini and Wong, Grace (2005) Banking for the poor : evidence from India. Journal of the European Economic Association, 3 (02-Mar). pp. 268-278. ISSN 1542-4766 Burgess, Robin and Venables, Tony (2004) Towards a microeconomics of growth. Annual bank conference in development economics proceedings. World Bank, Washington, DC Burgess, Robin and Besley, Timothy (2004) Can labour regulation hinder economic performance?: evidence from India. Quarterly journal of economics, 119 (1). pp. 91-134. ISSN 0033-5533 Burgess, Robin and Venables, Anthony J. (2004) Towards a microeconomics of growth. In: Bourguignon, Francois and Pleskovic, Boris, (eds.) Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics: Accelerating Development. World Bank Publications, Washington, pp. 105-139. ISBN 0821358006 Burgess, Robin and Besley, Tim (2003) Halving global poverty. Journal of economic perspectives, 17 (3). pp. 3-22. ISSN 0895-3309 Aghion, Philippe and Burgess, Robin and Redding, Stephen and Zilibotti, Fabrizio (2003) The unequal effects of liberalization: theory and evidence from India. London School of Economics and Political Science, London Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (2003) Can labor regulation hinder economic performance : evidence from India. London School of Economics and Political Science, London Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (2003) Halving global poverty. London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Burgess, Robin and Besley, Tim (2002) The political economy of government responsiveness: theory and evidence from India. Quarterly journal of economics, 117 (4). pp. 1415-1415. ISSN 0033-5533 Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin and Pratt, Andrea (2002) Mass media and political accountability. CARR Discussion Papers, DP 6. Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin and Prat, Andrea (2002) Mass media and political accountability. In: Islam, Roumeen and Djankov, Simeon and McLiesh, Caralee, (eds.) The right to tell: the role of mass media in economic development. The World Bank, Washington, D.C, USA, pp. 45-60. ISBN 0821352032 Burgess, Robin and Zhuang, J (2002) Modernization and son preference in People''s Republic of China. ERD working paper series. Asian Development Bank, Manila Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (2002) Can labour regulation hinder economic performance: evidence from India. CEPR discussion paper no. 3260. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (2001) The political economy of government responsiveness : theory and evidence from India. CEPR discussion paper ; no. 2721. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (2001) Political agency, government responsiveness and the role of the media. European economic review, 45 (04-Jun). pp. 629-640. ISSN 0014-2921 Burgess, Robin and Zhuang, Juzhong (2000) Modernisation and son preference. Development Economics discussion paper; DEDPS 29, DEDPS 29. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economic and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (2000) Land reform, poverty reduction and growth: evidence from India. Quarterly journal of economics, 115 (2). pp. 389-430. ISSN 0033-5533 Besley, Timothy and Burgess, Robin (1999) Does inequality mean slow growth? CentrePiece, 4 (1). pp. 24-29. ISSN 1362-3761 Burgess, Robin (1999) Social protection and the elderly poor. In: Gillion, C., (ed.) Social security pensions: development and reform. International Labour Organization, London, UK. ISBN 9789221108597 Abul Naga, Ramses H. and Burgess, Robin (1997) Prediction and determination of household permanent income. Distributional Analysis Research Programme; DARP 32, DARP/32. Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK Burgess, Robin and Howes, S and Stern, N (1995) Value-added tax options for India. International tax and public finance, 2 (1). pp. 109-141. ISSN 0927-5940 Burgess, Robin and Howes, Stephen and Stern, Nicholas (1995) The reform of indirect taxes in India. In: Cassen, Robert and Joshi, Vijay, (eds.) India, the future of economic reform. Oxford University Press, Delhi, India, pp. 113-166. ISBN 0195637194 Aghion, Philippe and Blanchard, O and Burgess, Robin (1994) The behaviour of state firms in Eastern Europe, pre-privatisation. European economic review, 38 (6 SI). pp. 1327-1361. ISSN 0014-2921 Burgess, Robin and Stern, Nicholas (1994) Tax reform in India. Indian journal of applied economics, 3 pp. 1-81. ISSN 0971-8281 Burgess, Robin (1993) Public revenue without taxation. Shepheard-Walwyn, London. ISBN 0-85-683135-2 Aghion, Philippe and Burgess, Robin (1993) Financing in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union : issues and institutional support. In: Das, D K, (ed.) International finance - contemporary issues. Routledge, London and New York, pp. 101-128. ISBN 0-41-509280-9 Burgess, Robin and Stern, Nicholas H (1993) Taxation and development. Journal of economic literature, 31 (2). pp. 762-830. ISSN 0022-0515 Aghion, Philippe and Burgess, Robin and Mayer, C (Dis.) (1993) Financing and development in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union - issues and institutional support. In: Giovannini, A, (ed.) Finance and development - issues and experience. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 303-342. ISBN 0-52-144017-3 Aghion, Philippe and Burgess, Robin and Fitoussi, JP and Messerlin, PA (1992) Towards the establishment of a continental European Customs Union. In: Flemming, J and Rollo, J M C, (eds.) Trade, payments and adjustment in Central and Eastern Europe. Royal Institute of International Affairs, London, pp. 157-180. ISBN 0-90-503150-4 Burgess, Robin and Stern, NH (1992) Taxation and development. Development Economics Research Programme ; DEP/42. London School of Economics and Political Science, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London Burgess, Robin and Stern, N (1991) Social security in developing countries : what, why, who, and how? In: Ahmad, E and Dreze, J and Hills, J and Sen, A, (eds.) Social security in developing countries. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 41-80. ISBN 0-19-823300-0 Burgess, Robin and Stern, Nicholas (1989) Social security in developing countries : what, why, who and how? Development economics research programme discussion paper, DEP/23. London School of Economics and Political Science, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK
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