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1 CV Name: Dick Johnny Durevall Nationality: Swedish Address: Mors Backe 11, Göteborg Tel Education PhD, Economics (Ekonomie doktor), University of Gothenburg, 1993, Essays on Chronic Inflation: The Brazilian Experience Bachelor s degree (Economics, Sociology and Statistics,) University of Gothenburg 1986 Diploma in marketing, Institutet för högre marknadsföring (Private college), 1984 Work experience Current Employment: Professor, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 1/ Researcher, HUI Research, part time, Advisory work on economic issues for Sida on Zimbabwe and on Malawi since , approximately two months per year Associate Professor/ Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg, Sweden Senior Lecturer, University of Skövde, 1/ / Research Fellow 1/ / , Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg Assistant Professor 1/ /7 1998, Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg Other current activities Panel member of Swedish National Science Foundation, Swedish Research Links since 2014 Resource person at African Economic Resource Consortium (AERC), Nairobi, since 2005, and member of AERC Training Sub-committee since 2011 Research Associate, HEARD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, since 2014

2 Theme coordinator and board member of Gothenburg Centre for Globalization and Development (GCGD), since 2009 Ex ante evaluator of research applications to the research fund KCP, the World Bank, twice per year since Member of Nämnden för konsumentprisindex (CPI expert group) at Statistics Sweden Member of the board of Stiftelsen Gästforskarbostäder vid Göteborgs universitet (a foundation that owns two houses with 60 flats for visiting researchers) Selected past activities External supervisor and resource person, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Member of the resource group for the Swedish Globalization Commission, Vice-Chairman, Department of Economic and Political Sciences, University of Skövde, Member of the Board of the Department of Economic and Political Sciences, University of Skövde, Member of the Board of the Centre for Africa Studies, University of Gothenburg (now part of School of Global Studies) Member of committee for globalization research that formed Gothenburg Centre for Globalization and Development (GCGD), University of Gothenburg Principal Investigator, monetary policy in Rwanda, International Growth Centre, London School of Economics (since ) Director of the Master s Programme in economics at Graduate School, since Teaching Time Series Econometrics (advanced undergraduate Statistics and PhD in Economics), Development Economics (intermediate, master s and PhD) Macroeconomic Theory (intermediate, advanced undergraduate and PhD) International Finance (intermediate and advanced undergraduate level) International Trade (introductory, intermediate undergraduate and master s) The Economics of HIV/AIDS (at School of Global Studies, Department of Socials Works, and Sida) Health economics (advanced undergraduate and master s level) Econometrics, Executive MBA at Gothenburg School of Business, Economics and Law

3 Supervision Annika Lindskog (2011), Essays on economic behaviour: HIV/AIDS, Schooling and Inequality Farzana Munshi (2008), Essays on globalization and occupational wages I also co-supervised the following PhD theses, Arne Bigsten was formally the supervisor Ndung'u, Njuguna (1993), Dynamics of the Inflationary Process in Kenya Mwansa, Ladslous (1998), Determinants of Inflation in Zambia Kadenge, Phineas (1998), Essays on Macroeconomic Adjustment in Zimbabwe: Inflation, Money Demand, and the Real Exchange Rate Kalinda Mkenda, Beatrice (2001), Essays on Purchasing Power Parity, Real Exchange Rate, and Optimum Currency Areas Nannyonjo, Justine (2002), Financial Sector Reforms in Uganda ( ): Interest Rate Spreads, Market Structure, Bank Performance and Monetary Policy Simatele, Munacinga (2004), Financial Sector Reforms and Monetary Policy in Zambia Co-supervisor at University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, Semasinghe, W.M. (2009), Public Welfare Policies and Rural Poverty with Reference to Hambantota District I have also supervised about 70 undergraduate and Master s theses. External examiner/discussant on PhD theses Fiseha Haile Gebregziabher (2014) Essays in Empirical Development Economics: Insight from Time series and Panel Data analysis, University of Copenhagen Andualem Mengistu, (2014) Empirical Essays on Monetary Markets in Developing Countries, Stockholm School of Economics Syed Mohammed Ali Abbas (2013) From Foreign Aid to Domestic Debt: Essay on Government Financing in Developing Economies, University of Oxford Thomas Eriksson (2013) Empirical Essays on Health and Human Capital, University of Lund Kisukyabo Simwaka (2011) The Economic Impact of Adult Mortality and Morbidity on Smallholder Farm Households in Malawi School of Economics & Finance, University of KwaZulu-Natal

4 Recent research projects Socioeconomic impacts of HIV/AIDS in Malawi, , with Annika Lindskog, Uforsk, Sida. Global Development and Poverty Reduction: The Role of Institutions and Policies Recent presentations , with Arne Bigsten, Bo Rothstein, et al., Uforsk, Sida. Market power and price responses in Swedish food markets: The case of coffee, , Swedish Competition Authority Structural drivers of HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa. with Annika Lindskog, National Science Foundation Recent assignments External evaluator for Norwegian Research Council in Development Economic, Background paper for the Swedish Government White Paper on Africa Report The African economy and its role in the world economy commissioned by the Nordic Africa Institute (with Arne Bigsten) Report to the World Bank Knowledge for Change Program (KCP): Program Evaluation Report (with Arne Bigsten), HIV/AIDS, Adult Mortality and Fertility: Evidence from Malawi, a study for Sida, (with Annika Lindskog), Study on driver s of food inflation in Ethiopia for the World Bank (with J. Loening and Y. Aylew Birru), HIV prevalence in Malawi: A study of individual and contextual factors, for Sida (with Annika Lindskog), Study on driver s of food inflation in Ethiopia for the World Bank, HIV prevalence in Malawi: A study of individual and contextual factors, for Sida, Employment Diagnostic: Analysis on Malawi, study for the ILO, Study on rice price inflation and policy response in Lao PDR for the World Bank, Study on the pre-conditions for forming the East African Community, for the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics, Three studies on monetary policy for National Bank of Rwanda commissioned by the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics

5 Study on food prices and the dynamics of inflation in Eastern Africa, African Development Bank, Study on exchange rate dynamics in South-Sudan, the International Growth Centre, London School of Economics, Report on PhD Thesis Research Awards, for African Economic Research Consortium (2015) Languages Swedish (mother tongue), English (fluent), Spanish (fluent) Publications in journals Trade Liberalization and Wage Inequality: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh (2015) Journal of Bangladesh Studies, 16(1) (with F. Munshi). Intimate Partner Violence and HIV in sub-saharan Africa (2015) World Development Volume 72, August 2015, Pages 27-42, (with Annika Lindskog). Är priserna på rättvisemärkt kaffe rättvisa? (2015) Ekonomisk Debatt, No. 1. "Intimate partner violence and HIV in ten sub-saharan African countries: What do the Demographic and Health Surveys tell us?" (2015) The Lancet Global Health, 3, e34-43 (with Annika Lindskog) Våld i när relationer och hiv i Afrika söder om Sahara (2014) Ekonomisk Debatt, No. 1. with Annika Lindskog. "Inflation Dynamics and Food Prices in Ethiopia" (2013), Journal of Development Economics, (with J. Loening and Y. Ayalew Birru) HIV and Inequality: (2012) The Case of Malawi World Development, Vol. 40, No. 7 (with Annika Lindskog), Offshoring and Occupational Wages: Some Empirical Evidence (2012), Journal of International Trade and Development (with A. Bigsten and F. Munshi) Vol. 21, Issue 2, The Futile Quest for a Grand Explanation of Long-run Government Expenditure (2011), Journal of Public Economics, 95(7-8) (with Magnus Henrekson). Uncovering the Impact of the HIV Epidemic on Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Malawi (2011), Journal of Population Economics, 24(2) (with Annika Lindskog).

6 Kenya s Development Path and Factor Prices (2008), Journal of Development Studies, 44(2) (with A. Bigsten). "Demand for Coffee: The Role of Prices, Preferences and Market Power" (2007), Food Policy. 32(5-6). Competition in the Swedish Coffee Market (2007) International Journal of Industrial Organization. 25(4). Openness and Wage Inequality in Kenya, (2006) World Development, March, 34(3) (with A. Bigsten). Globalisation and Policy Effects in Africa (2003), The World Economy, 26(8) (with A. Bigsten). The Dynamics of Inflation in Kenya, (2001) Journal of African Economies, 10(1), (with N. Ndung u). Does Market Liberalisation Increase Total Factor Productivity: Evidence from the Manufacturing Sector in Zimbabwe (2000) Journal of Southern African Studies 26(3), (with H. Bjurek). Inertial Inflation, Price Stickiness and Indexation: Evidence from Brazil (1999) Journal of Development Economics 60(2). The Dynamics of Chronic Inflation in Brazil, " (1998) Journal of Business and Economics Statistics, 16(4). Books and book chapters Abstinence, Abstinence, and More Abstinence: HIV/AIDS in Malawi (2013) Chap. 6 in Globalization and Development: Rethinking Interventions and Governance, Ed. A. Bigsten, Routledge (with A. Lindskog) The African economy and its role in the world economy (2008) Current African Issues no. 40, The Nordic Africa Institute. (with A. Bigsten) The impact of HIV/AIDS on Livelihoods, Poverty and the Economy of Malawi (2006) Sida Studies no. 18, (with L. Arrehag, S. de Vylder and M. Sjöblom). Globalisation and Structural Adjustment in Africa (2004), Chap 3 in Globalization and the Southern African Economies, Ed. M. Lundahl, Research Report No. 130, The Nordic Africa Institute, Uppsala (with A. Bigsten). Reform of the Malawian Public Sector: Incentives, Governance and Accountability" (2003) Chap. 6 in Reforming Africa s Institutions: Ownership, Incentives, and Capabilities, Ed. S. Kayizzi-Mugerwa, United Nations University Press.

7 Competition and Pricing: An Analysis of the Market for Roasted Coffee (2003) Chap. 5 in High prices in Sweden a result of poor competition? Swedish Competition Authority Report. Macroeconomic Policies and the Manufacturing Sector" (2001) Chap. 13 in Macroeconomic and Structural Adjustment Policies in Zimbabwe, Ed. C. Mumbengegwi, Palgrave, 2001 (with H. Bjurek and D. Ndlela). Inflation in the Transition to a Market Economy: The Case of Zimbabwe (2001) Chap. 4 in Macroeconomic and Structural Adjustment Policies in Zimbabwe, Ed. C. Mumbengegwi, Palgrave, (with P. Kadenge) "Investment, productivity growth and structural adjustment in Zimbabwe (2001) Chap. 11 in From Crisis to Growth in Africa, Ed. M. Lundahl, Rutledge "Money Demand and Transmission Effects in Sweden" in Econometric Modelling of Long-Run Relations and Common Trends: Theory and Applications, (1995) Ed. K. Juselius, Vol. III, University of Copenhagen (with L. Meuller). Essays on Chronic Inflation: The Brazilian Experience Doctoral thesis, Ekonomiska Studier no 42, School of Economics, Göteborg University, "Trade Liberation the Zimbabwean Way" (1995) Chap. 6 in Economic Crises in Africa: Perspectives on Policy Responses Eds. M. Blomström and M. Lundahl, Routledge, London,. Recent working papers Are Fairtrade Prices Fair? An Analysis of the Distribution of Returns in the Swedish Coffee Market (2015) HUI Working paper No 108 Cost Pass-through in the Swedish Coffee Market (2015) mimeo, University of Gothenburg Education and HIV incidence among adolescent girls: In search of a casual effect (2015), mimeo (with Annika Lindskog and Gavin George) Importing High Food Prices by Exporting: Rice Prices in Lao PDR (2014), World Bank Working Paper WPS7119, (with Roy van der Weide) "Adult Mortality, AIDS and Fertility in Rural Malawi" (2015) revised version of Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics (S-WoPEc), No 570. (with Annika Lindskog) The Dynamics of Inflation in Ethiopia and Kenya" (2012) Working Paper 151, African Development Bank. The East African Community: Pre-conditions for an effective monetary union (2011). Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics (S-WoPEc), No. 520.

8 Employment Diagnostic Analysis on Malawi 2010, ILO Employment Working Paper No. 73. (with Richard Mussa) Reports Report of the Review Group of the Training Sub-Committee to Look into PhD Thesis Research Awards (with Victor Murinde) (2015) for AERC, Nairobi. The determinants of the real exchange rate in Rwanda (2013) A study prepared for the National Bank of Rwanda and for International Growth Centre, Oxford/London School of Economics. The Dynamics of Inflation in Ethiopia and Kenya" (2012) Working Paper 151, African Development Bank. Inflation dynamics in Rwanda (2012) A study prepared for the National Bank of Rwanda and International Growth Centre, Oxford/London School of Economics. Money demand in Rwanda (2012), A study prepared for the National Bank of Rwanda and International Growth Centre, Oxford/London School of Economics. The East African Community: Pre-conditions for an effective monetary union (2011). Policy Note, Prepared for International Growth Centre, Oxford/London School of Economics. Lao PDR Responding to Rice Price Inflation (2011) Policy Brief, Report No LA, the World Bank (with J. Loening et al.). Employment Diagnostic Analysis on Malawi (2010), report for the Government of Malawi and ILO (with Richard Mussa). Inflation Dynamics and Food Prices in an Agricultural Economy: The Case of Ethiopia (2009), report to the World Bank, also World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4969, (with J. Loening and Yohannes Ayalew Birru) The African economy and its role in the world economy A background paper commissioned by the Nordic Africa Institute for the Swedish Government White Paper on Africa, June 2007 (with Arne Bigsten). HIV prevalence in Malawi: A study of individual and contextual factors (2009) report to Sida (with Annika Lindskog). HIV/AIDS, Adult Mortality and Fertility: Evidence from Malawi Country Economic Report 2008:1, Sida, Stockholm (with Annika Lindskog). Knowledge for Change Program: Program Evaluation Report report to the World Bank, 2007 (with Arne Bigsten).

9 The Impact of HIV/AIDS on the Economy, Livelihoods and Poverty of Malawi (2006) Country Economic Report 2006:1, Sida Stockholm (with L. Arrehag, S. de Vylder and M. Sjöblom). Review and Assessment of Policy Research Institutes in Eastern and Southern Africa (2006) Report to Sida/SAREC (with Göran Hedebro). Public Finance Management Reform in Malawi Country Economic Report 2005:1, Sida, Stockholm (with Mattias Erlandsson). Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) Review of Budget Support to Malawi, Sept (with people from DFID, EU, and Norwegian Embassy) Common Approach to Budget Support (CABS) Review of Budget Support to Malawi, Sept (with people from DFID, EU, and Norwegian Embassy) Memorandum on Swedish Budget Support to Malawi, report to Sida, Memorandum on Swedish Budget Support to Malawi, report for Sida, 2003, (with M. Erlandsson). Memorandum on Swedish Balance of Payment support to Malawi, report for Sida (2002). Malawi: Economic Growth, Poverty and Public Sector Reform Country Economic Report 2002:2, Sida, Stockholm. Zimbabwean Maize Markets Country Economic Report 2000:10, Sida (with R. Mabugo). Utvärdering av möjligheter för framtida betalningsbalanstöd till Malawi, report for Sida, 1999, (with H. Bengtsson and J. Donovan) (Memorandum on Swedish Balance of Payment support to Malawi). Utvärdering av möjligheter för framtida betalningsbalanstöd till Malawi, report for Sida, 1998 (with S. Egerö) (Memorandum on Swedish Swedish Balance of Payment support to Malawi). "Structural Adjustment and Productivity: A Study of the Manufacturing and Agricultural Sectors in Zimbabwe" Country Economic Report 1998:1, Sida (with T. Godana och H. Bjurek). Evaluation of Swedish Balance of Payment Support to Zimbabwe, SPM Consultants, 1995 (with A. Gustafsson and K. Mlambo). "Inflation and Stabilization Policies in Zimbabwe" SIDA Macroeconomic Studies no 63, 1995 (with K. Mlambo). "Trade Liberalization and Foreign Exchange Management: Zimbabwe " SIDA Macroeconomic Studies no 48, 1994 (with K. Mlambo).

10 "Zimbabwe: Trade Liberalization and Land Reform" SIDA Macroeconomic Studies no 21, "Trade Policy, Employment and Equity in Zimbabwe" SIDA Macroeconomic Studies no 6, 1989.

CV 09/07/2014. Bachelor s degree (Economics, Sociology and Statistics,) University of Gothenburg 1986

CV 09/07/2014. Bachelor s degree (Economics, Sociology and Statistics,) University of Gothenburg 1986 CV 09/07/2014 Name: Dick Johnny Durevall Born: 13/8 1954 Nationality: Swedish Address: Mors Backe 11, 414 67 Göteborg, Tel. +46-31-884127 Research interests Development macroeconomics, international economics,