Professor Sir Tim Besley

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,

Research Centres
STICERD Associate

LSE Affiliations


BEVERIDGE 2.0, Director
Cohesive Capitalism, Director
Data Science Institute

Teaching
EC201: Microeconomic Principles I
PP450: Public Organisations: Theory and Practice

Webpages
STICERD |

More
Faculty Profile in the Economics Annual Review 2012-2013

Other professional activities

• Past President, Royal Economic Society (RES)
• Past President, Econometric Society
• Panel Member of IFS's Deaton Review
• Past President, International Economic Association
• Research Fellow, Public Policy Programme CEPR
• Editor, Economica
• Member, National Infrastructure Commission

Expertise

Development Economics, Public Economics, Political Economy