Author

Books by Paul Collier

Paul Collier is a professor of economics and public policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and the director of the International Growth Centre. He spent two decades as a research economist and director of development research at the World Bank. His quantitative work on the economics of civil war and the resource curse has been highly influential in development economics and conflict studies. His other books include Wars, Guns, and Votes and Exodus: How Migration Is Changing Our World. He was knighted in 2014 for services to economics.