Welcome to my website

My passion is bridging research and policy – finding ways in which ideas can be used in a transformative way to reduce poverty. This is where you will find links to current projects and an archive of past work, as well as my blog.

What's new?

Inclusive green growth: A review of the World Bank policy paper

Where are the biggest gains in aid effectiveness – practically speaking?

Lessons beyond the local: Prospects for Peace and Development in South Sudan

Are countries ready for change? The new KPMG/ ODI Change Readiness Index

Beware Greeks bearing gifts? The House of Lords on aid impact and effectiveness

Time to end ambiguity in European policy-making

The search is on for Rio and Los Cabos deliverables: how about a ‘green growth guarantee’?

Poor economics: a review

Will cities lead the charge? Review of The Triumph of the City by Edward Glaeser

Will second wave environmentalism learn from the errors of the first wave?

Too much aid to middle income countries? The EU’s aid allocation conundrum.