Morten Jerven

Author: Morten Jerven

Morten Jerven has a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His previous publications include Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to Do about It (2013) and Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong (2015). He is Professor in Development Studies at Norwegian University of Life Sciences, and a Guest Professor in Economic History at Lund University.

Covid-19 COVID-19 Debating Ideas

By Morten Jerven
December 9, 2021
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Covid Numbers in African Countries

Covid's Poor Numbers

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Politics

By Morten Jerven
October 22, 2015
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Africa: why we need to study economies, not economics

Economists now recognise history and politics matter in understanding African economies. But that should be our starting point, not our conclusion. In the 1990s and 2000s, ...

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