Paul Seabright (born 8 July 1958) is British

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in the

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and

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at the

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Education

Seabright did his undergraduate studies at

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, and gained congratulatory first class honours in 1980. He completed his

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in 1982 and

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in 1988 from the

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Academic and professional career

Seabright was a Fellow of

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and of

Churchill College Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but still retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities. In 1958, a trust was establish ...

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. He was Assistant Director of Research and a

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in Economics at the University of Cambridge until 2001. He is a contributor to the ''

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'' and is also the Chairman of Bruegel's Scientific Council, Managing Editor of Economic Policy since 2001 and Research Fellow of the Center for Economic and Policy Research since 1989. Seabright has been a consultant to private sector firms, governments and international organisations including the

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is an international financial institution founded in 1991. As a multilateral developmental investment bank, the EBRD uses investment as a tool to build market economies. Initially focus ...

, the

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, the

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and the

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. He has been visiting professor at the

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in India (1984–85), the Université Libre de Bruxelles (1997–98), the

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in Bruges (1998–99), the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (2000), and the Ecole Polytechnique near Paris (1998–2003). He is a fellow of the

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Research interests

Seabright's current research focuses on microeconomic theory, development economics, industrial policy in transition economies, and state aids to industry.

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* 1958 births Alumni of New College, Oxford British writers Education in Toulouse English economists Fellows of All Souls College, Oxford Fellows of Churchill College, Cambridge Academic staff of the College of Europe Living people People educated at Oundle School Fellows of the European Economic Association {{UK-economist-stub