Welcome to Owen's website

I am an economist living and working in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This website about my interests, which include reducing global poverty, running, cycling, computers, philosophy and current affairs.

I am occasionally available for work, but only for interesting jobs that could make a real difference to people in developing countries.. My CV is here.

You might also be interested in my podcast about development, Development Drums, or my Running For Fitness website

Latest blog posts

To them that hath … a fifth poverty trap for Africa?
Paul Collier’s last book, The Bottom Billion, proposed that there are four “traps” in which the poorest countries can become enmeshed (a conflict trap, resource ...
Posted on February 7, 2010 at 6:46 pm

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Aid, income and dutch disease
One argument that aid sceptics like to use – often without really understanding it – is that aid damages recipient countries through a macroeconomic effect ...
Posted on February 4, 2010 at 6:54 pm

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What to read on foreign aid
John Gershman offers a reading list on “What to Read on Foreign Aid” in Foreign Affairs. I’m obviously pleased that my paper, Beyond Planning, and the ...
Posted on February 4, 2010 at 11:22 am

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Why is fragmentation a problem?
Emmanuel Frot and Javier Santiso write about why fragmentation is a problem for international aid: .. the real issue at the heart of fragmentation is too ...
Posted on January 29, 2010 at 8:30 am

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Ethiopian Airlines
I was very upset to hear of the loss of an Ethiopian Airlines plane from Lebanon to Addis Ababa this morning. Many Ethiopian and Lebanese families ...
Posted on January 25, 2010 at 8:16 am

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