Tony Addison

Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow

Tony Addison is a Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen in the Development Economics Research Group. He was a Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER in Helsinki, Finland. He was previously Professor of Development Studies, University of Manchester; Executive Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI), University of Manchester (from 2006-2009); Associate Director of the Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC); and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER.

His books include: From Conflict to Recovery in Africa (Oxford University Press), Making Peace Work: The Challenges of Economic and Social Reconstruction (Palgrave Macmillan), and Poverty Dynamics: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Oxford University Press). He was a lead author for The Chronic Poverty Report 2008-09: Escaping Poverty Traps.

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Email addison@wider.unu.edu

Twitter @tonysangle

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    Journal Article
    Discerning trends in international metal prices in the presence of non-stationary volatility

    In this study, we develop an empirical framework that allows us to trace out a time path of metal prices. This framework shows that unpredictable shifts in demand, extraction costs and discovery of reserves, make estimation of the slope of this...

    Blog
    In memory of Martin Ravallion: A global leader in development economics

    (19 March 1952 – 24 December 2022) It is with the greatest sadness and a deep sense of grief and shock that we received the news of the passing of...

    Working Paper
    Public savings in Africa

    Do sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) contribute to Africa’s development? This paper assesses the objectives of SWFs (fiscal stabilization, productive investment, intergenerational saving) and discusses alternatives. We argue that fiscal stabilization...

    Webinar
    Critical minerals and revenue generation

    UNU-WIDER and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) host the sixth researchers’ seminar on Extractive industries: Taxation and revenues. This online seminar, themed Critical minerals and revenue...

    21 November 2022
    Online
    Past event
    Policy seminar
    Tony Addison at the 18th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development

    Tony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development, which will take place online on 27-28 June 2022. This dialogue is part of the OECD Strategy...

    27 June 2022 – 28 June 2022
    Online, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Panel discussion
    Tony Addison joins a panel discussion at UNESCAP

    On Thursday, 19 May 2022, 13:00-15:00 (UTC+7), UNU-WIDER non-resident senior research fellow Tony Addison presents at a moderated panel discussion entitled "Energy transition and the extractives industry in Asia-Pacific: National and Regional...

    19 May 2022
    Online, Bangkok, Thailand
    Past event
    Seminar
    Extractive industries: taxation and revenues V

    A fifth researcher seminar on the topic of extractives and domestic revenue mobilisation will be held on 27 April 2022 from 16:00-18:00 (UTC +3). The event, "Fiscal Regime Reforms in the Extractives Sector," will be hosted jointly by UNU-WIDER and...

    27 April 2022
    Online, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Blog
    The 2022 energy shock
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    The price and availability of energy is fundamental to the health of the global economy. The Russia–Ukraine war is intensifying an energy shock that...

    Presentation
    Tony Addisson at the International Financial Architecture as a Global Public Good

    Tony Addison has been invited to speak at the International Financial Architecture as a Global Public Good — an expert roundtable in support of Our Common Agenda. The event takes place online on 28 March 2022 at 9am (EST), and it will focus on...

    28 March 2022
    Online, United States
    Past event
    Policy seminar
    Tony Addison at the 17th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development

    Tony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development, which will take place online on 14-15 December 2021. This dialogue is part of the OECD...

    14 December 2021 – 15 December 2021
    Online, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Seminar
    Extractive industries: taxation and revenues IV

    A fourth research seminar on extractives and domestic revenue mobilisation titled Extractive Industries: Taxation and Revenues takes place on 9 December 2021 at 3pm Helsinki time (UTC +2). The online event is hosted jointly by UNU-WIDER and the...

    9 December 2021
    Online, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Panel discussion
    COP26: Are We Ready?
    28 October 2021
    Online, Finland
    Past event
    Blog
    Looking ahead to COP26
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    The long-awaited COP26 in Glasgow is about to start. Billed as the most important COP to date, it is widely seen as a last chance to avoid a global...

    Seminar
    Extractive industries: taxation and revenues III
    31 August 2021
    Online, Finland
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison at UNCTAD15 pre-event

    On 23rd July, 2021, Tony Addison, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, presents at UNCTAD15 pre-event 'South-South Sharing of Experiences in Macro-Financial Policies for Structural Transformation'. The online event focuses on...

    23 July 2021
    Online, Switzerland
    Past event
    Policy seminar
    Tony Addison at the 16th Plenary Meeting of the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development

    Tony Addison represents UNU-WIDER as one of the invited partner organizations and institutions in the OECD’s Policy Dialogue on Natural Resources Development, which takes place online on 30 June – 2 July 2021. This dialogue is part of the OECD...

    30 June 2021 – 2 July 2021
    Online, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    News
    UNU-WIDER experts in key role in global roundtable process on extractives

    Over the past eight months, various heads of state, ministers, and other stakeholders from around the world have participated in a dialogue to discuss the pressing issues and the future of the extractives sector. UNU-WIDER researchers Tony Addison and Alan Roe have played a key role in the process, which culminated in a global roundtable led by the UN Secretary-General on 25 May 2021.

    Seminar
    Extractive industries: taxation and revenues II
    26 May 2021
    Online, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison and Alan Roe at the United Nations Global Roundtable on Extractive Industries
    25 May 2021
    Online, New York, United States
    Past event
    Seminar
    Arkebe Oqubay on the economic implications of COVID-19 crisis for developing countries
    18 May 2021
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison at the Challenge of Financing for Development - Pre & Post CoVID-19

    Tony Addison has been invited to speak at a side event of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development, also known as the FfD Forum. The side event, titled The Challenge of Financing for Development - Pre & Post...

    13 April 2021
    Online, Egypt
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 5th UN Roundtable on Extractives

    On 15 March, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled 'Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in the...

    15 March 2021
    Online, Lebanon
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 4th UN Roundtable on Extractives

    On 4 February, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in Asia...

    4 February 2021
    Online, Thailand
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 3rd UN Roundtable on Extractives

    On 20 January, 2021, Tony Addison adn Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development in the UNECE region".

    20 January 2021
    Online, Geneva, Switzerland
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison at Basel Peace Forum 2021

    On 20 January, 2021, Tony Addison, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at the Basel Peace Forum 2021. In his presentation, he will address the following questions: What are the implications of the low-carbon...

    20 January 2021
    Online, Switzerland
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 2nd UN Roundtable on Extractives

    On 9 December, 2020, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in...

    9 December 2020
    Online, Chile
    Past event
    Presentation
    Tony Addison at Financing Natural Capital seminar

    On 23-24 November, 2020, Tony Addison, Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a seminar titled "Financing Natural Capital: Policies for Value Chain Development in Natural Resources in Post COVID-19 Africa". The online...

    23 November 2020 – 24 November 2020
    Online
    Past event
    Project workshop
    Extractive Industries: Taxation and Revenues
    5 November 2020
    Zoom, Finland
    Past event
    Working Paper
    Pandemics and their impact on oil and metal prices

    We examine the effect of pandemics on selected commodity prices—in particular, those of zinc, copper, lead, and oil. We set up a vector autoregressive model and analyse data since the mid-nineteenth century to determine how prices reacted to...

    Presentation
    Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 1st UN Roundtable on Extractives

    On 30 October, 2020, Tony Addison and Alan Roe, both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled "Extractive Industries as an Engine for Sustainable Development: The Case of...

    30 October 2020
    Past event
    Working Paper
    Discerning trends in international metal prices in the presence of non-stationary volatility

    Modelling the underlying long-run trend of metal prices is important, given that selected metals are a source of income for many countries. However, estimating the underlying trend has proven to be difficult, given the persistence and volatility of...

    Working Paper
    COVID-19: macroeconomic dimensions in the developing world

    The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global crisis. The task for economic policy is to help keep people alive, enterprises afloat, and households out of poverty. The pandemic has macroeconomic dimensions. First, it affects macroeconomic...

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