Home
Gonzalo Forgues-Puccio
Gonzalo Forgues-Puccio
Lecturer
 
Room: S13
University of St Andrews,
School of Economics and Finance,
St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AR,
Scotland, U.K.
Office Hours Tuesdays 3 - 5 pm
Tel: 2442
Email: gff2st-andrews.ac.uk

About

Gonzalo joined the University of St Andrews in September 2007. He has an MSc and a PhD from the University of Manchester and a BSc (Lic) from Universidad Católica Boliviana. Previous positions at the University of Manchester and the Central Bank of Bolivia.


Research Interests

  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Governance and Corruption
  • Inequality and Income Distribution


Teaching

  • SGPE: Development Economics


Publications

  • (2010) "Financial Liberalisation, Bureaucratic Corruption and Economic Development" (with Keith Blackburn), Journal of International Money and Finance, 29(7), 1321-1339 (download).
  • (2009) "Why is corruption less harmful in some countries than in others?" (with Keith Blackburn), Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, 72(3), 797-810 - Lead Article (download).
  • (2007) "Distribution and Development in a Model of Misgovernance," (with Keith Blackburn), European Economic Review, 51(6), 1534-1563 (download).


Working Papers

  • (2012) "Does Size Matter? Scale, Corruption and Uncertainty" (with Ibrahim Okumu), University of St Andrews, CDMA Discussion Paper 1207 - revise and resubmit (download).
  • (2011) "Foreign Aid - a Fillip for Development or a Fuel for Corruption?" (with Keith Blackburn), University of St Andrews, CDMA Discussion Paper 1107 - submitted (download).


Work in Progress

  • "Gender Inequality, Corruption and Development" (with Erven Lauw)
  • "Tax Evasion, Corruption and Debt" (with Ibrahim Okumu)
  • "Political Corruption, Human Capital and Inequality" (with Kannika Thampanishvong)


 
School Information News Staff Intranet Feedback