John Rand

John Rand

Professor

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 has therefore often been carried out in collaboration with national ministries and research institutions (e.g. Ghana, Mozambique, Myanmar, South Africa, Tanzania and Vietnam) but also with international organizations such as the UN, ILO 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.

Primary fields of research

Development economics

Industrial organisation and econometrics

Impact evaluation

Teaching

Teaching the following graduate courses:

Advanced Development Economics: Micro Aspects (Economics)

Global Business and Economics (GloBE) (Global Development)

Selected publications

  1. 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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  2. 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 journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade

    Newman, C., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Jan 2018, In: European Economic Review. 101, p. 250-267

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    Early life malaria exposure and academic performance

    Klejnstrup, N. R., Buhl-Wiggers, J., Jones, Edward Samuel & Rand, John, 2018, In: P L o S One. 13, 6, p. 1-16 e0199542.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  5. Published

    Technology transfers, foreign investment and productivity spillovers

    Newman, C., Rand, John, Talbot, T. P. & Tarp, Finn, 2015, In: European Economic Review. 76, p. 168-187 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

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