Professor Sir Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics of Political Science and W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics in the Department of Economics at LSE. He is also a member of the National Infrastructure Commission and, for 2018, is President of the Econometric Society. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and British Academy. He is also a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Named Chair
W Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics
Education
DPhil in Economics, Oxford University
CV, Short biography, Publications and data
Research Centres
CEP Trade Research Programme Associate
STICERD Economic Organisation and Public Policy Programme Associate | Public Economics Programme Associate | Psychology and Economics Initiative Associate
LSE Affiliations
LSE Growth Commission
Institute of Public Affairs
Teaching
EC201: Microeconomic Principles I
EC302: Political Economy
EC535: Development Economics for Research Students
Admin Support: Emma Taverner
Room number: 32L.1.28
Email: e.taverner@lse.ac.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7955 7418
Webpages
LSE Growth Commission | IPA | South Asia Centre | STICERD | IPA
More
Faculty Profile in the Economics Annual Review 2012-2013
External affiliations
Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford
Other professional activities