John Rand

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Professor in development economics. Member of Development Economics Research Group (DERG - www.econ.ku.dk/derg). Research primarily empirical, with a focus on being policy relevant in a developing country context. Research often carried out in collaboration with national ministries and research institutions (e.g. Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Myanmar, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia) but also with international organizations such as the ILO, OECD, UN and the World Bank. For further information please see Ideas/Repec profile https://ideas.repec.org/e/pra157.html or Google Scholar profile http://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=a3ZAY-gAAAAJ&hl=da.

Current externally funded research

- “Energy transition and climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam”. Details: ETCAV

- “Economic Research and Policy Making in Kenya”. Details: KENYA

- “Responding to heatwaves in displacement context”. Details: HEATWAVES

Primary fields of research

Development Economics

Research groups

Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

Asian Dynamics Initiative (ADI)

Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE)

UCPH Migration Research Platform (https://migration.ku.dk/) 

Teaching

Head of Studies, Global Development

Teaching the following courses:

Development Economics (BA Economics)

Theories, Facts and Current Issues (TFC) (MSc Global Development)

Selected publications

1. Published

   Imports, supply chains and firm productivity

   Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Newman, C., Dec 2023, In: World Development. 172, 106371

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

2. Published

   Local governance quality and law compliance: The case of Mozambican firms

   Berkel, H. M., Rand, John & Hansen, Christian Estmann, Sep 2022, In: World Development. 157, 17 p., 105942.

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

3. Published

   Corporate Social Responsibility in a Competitive Business Environment

   Newman, C., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Jan 2020, In: The Journal of Development Studies. 56, 8, p. 1455-1472

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

4. Published

   Linked-in by FDI: The Role of Firm-Level Relationships for Knowledge Transfers in Africa and Asia

   Newman, C., Page, J., Rand, John, Shimeles, A., Söderbom, M. & Tarp, Finn, 2020, In: The Journal of Development Studies. 56, 3, p. 451-468

   Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review