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Rick Van Der Ploeg holds a PhD from Cambridge and serves as a Research Director at the Oxford Centre for Analysis of Resource Rich Economies. His academic career includes positions at distinguished institutions such as Cambridge, the London School of Economics, the European University Institute, Tilburg University, and VU University Amsterdam. In the realm of public service, he has held roles including Member of Parliament and State Secretary in the Netherlands. Additionally, he has been Vice Chair of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. His consultancy experience includes work with the European Union, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, and African Development Bank. His research interests encompass macroeconomics, public finance, climate economics, natural resources, and fiscal policy, with particular attention to development economics and the risk-adjusted carbon price.
Department of Politics and International Relations - Higher Level English requirement.