Robin Burgess

FBA
Robin Burgess
Burgess in 2013
NationalityBritish
SpouseBronwen Burgess
Children2
Academic career
FieldDevelopment economics
Environmental economics
Political economy
Institutions
  • LSE (1998–present)
  • NBER (2004–2010)
Alma mater
Doctoral
students		Dave Donaldson
Imran Rasul
Information at IDEAS / RePEc
Websitewww.robinburgess.com

Robin Burgess FBA is a British economist who is Professor of Economics, Co-founder and Director of the International Growth Centre, as well as Co-Founder and Director of the Economics of Energy and the Environment (EEE) program at the London School of Economics and Political Science.[1][2]

His areas of research interest include environmental economics, development economics and political economy. He has also worked in labour economics and public economics. He has published on a variety of topics including natural disasters, mass media, rural banks, land reform, labour regulation, industrial policy, taxation, poverty and growth.

  1. ^ "Robin Burgess' Personal Website". Robin Burgess. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ^ LSE Faculty Website. "Robin Burgess". London School of Economics. Retrieved 11 December 2017.