Morten Jerven is Professor in Development Studies at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences and Visiting Professor in Economic History at Lund University. He has a PhD in Economic History from the London School of Economics and has published widely on African economic development, particularly on patterns of economic growth and on economic development statistics.
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On the development of fiscal capacity: New insights from African data
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