Anthony Shorrocks has been Director of UNU-WIDER since January 2001. Previously he taught at the London School of Economics and at the University of Essex, and had visiting appointments in the USA, Canada, Italy and Russia.
He has published extensively in leading economic journals on topics concerned with income and wealth distribution, inequality, poverty and mobility. In 1996 he was elected a Fellow of the Econometric Society. Recent publications include Perspectives on Growth and Poverty (2003); Growth Inequality and Poverty (2004); and Advancing Development: Core Themes in Global Economics (2007).
Anthony
Shorrocks
Former Director
Contact information
Professor Shorrocks' term of service as Director of UNU-WIDER concluded on 30 April 2009.
UNU-WIDER
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B
FI-00160 Helsinki, Finland
Telephone: +358-9-615 9911
Fax: +358-9-615 99333
Research projects:
- Frontiers of Poverty Analysis
- Global Trends in Inequality and Poverty
- Growth and Poverty Conference
- Jubilee Conference - WIDER Thinking Ahead: the Future of Development Economics
- Micro-Simulation of Tax Benefit Reforms in Russia
- Personal Assets from a Global Perspective
- Spatial Disparities in Human Development
UNU-WIDER Publications:
- Advancing Development: Core Themes in Global Development
- Advancing Development: Core Themes in Global Development (paperback)
- A Decomposition Analysis of Regional Poverty in Russia
- Development Agendas and Insights: 20 years of UNU-WIDER Research
- Estimating the Level and Distribution of Global Household Wealth
Full CV
Curriculum vitae; Anthony Shorrocks
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