Professor Sir Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and 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. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and British Academy and a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His main research interests are in political economy and development.
Named Chair
W Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics
Education
DPhil in Economics, Oxford University
CV, Short biography, Publications and data
Research Centres
STICERD Associate
LSE Affiliations
The LSE School of Public Policy
International Inequalities Institute
BEVERIDGE 2.0, Director
Cohesive Capitalism, Director
Data Science Institute
Teaching
EC201: Microeconomic Principles I
PP450: Public Organisations: Theory and Practice
Webpages
STICERD | SPP
More
Faculty Profile in the Economics Annual Review 2012-2013
Other professional activities