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Gonzalo Forgues-Puccio
Gonzalo Forgues-Puccio
Lecturer
 
Room: S13
University of St Andrews,
School of Economics and Finance,
St. Andrews, Fife, KY16 9AL,
Scotland, U.K.
Office Hours
Tel: +44 (0) 1334 462442
Fax: +44 (0) 1334 462444
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. Prior to coming to St Andrews he held a temporary position at the University of Manchester and before embarking on his postgraduate studies he worked for the Central Bank of Bolivia.


Research Interests

  • Economic Growth and Development
  • Governance and Corruption
  • Income Distribution and Inequality
  • Financial Markets and Institutions


Publications
  • (2010) "Financial Liberalisation, Bureaucratic Corruption and Economic Development" (with Keith Blackburn), Journal of International Money and Finance, forthcoming.
  • (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 (download)
  • (2007) "Distribution and Development in a Model of Misgovernance," (with Keith Blackburn), European Economic Review, 51, 1534-1563 (download).

Work in Progress
  • "Foreign aid - a fillip for development or a fuel for corruption?" (with Keith Blackburn)
  • "Corruption, social stigma and inequality"
  • "Corruption and human capital accumulation" (with Kannika Thampanishvong)
(Updated: 18/10/2010)

 
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