Pierre-Richard Agenor is Hallsworth Professor of International Macroeconomics and Development Economics at the University of Manchester, and co-director of the Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research. His research interests include international macroeconomics, development economics, and growth theory. He has published widely in leading professional journals and is the author of several best-selling books, including "Development Macroeconomics" (with Peter Montiel) and "The Economics of Adjustment and Growth,"
Alejandro Izquierdo is Senior Economist in the Research Department of th...