Commentary
Shorter pieces for wider audiences, in outlets including the World Economic Forum, OECD Development Matters, Ideas for India, LSE Business Review and the IGC blog.
2026
- Made in Britain, or designed in Britain? What Port Talbot teaches us about the green economy LSE Business Review, with Riccardo Crescenzi
2025
From 4 to 54: Hits and misses in India’s waste reforms Ideas for India Hindi
Creating cleaner cities: Sustainable strategies for urban waste management IGC blog, with Erin Spence
Politics of trash: How waste management can build trust in cities IGC blog, with Victoria Delbridge
What’s in the bin? Cities’ waste data can guide smarter decisions IGC blog, with Victoria Delbridge
2023
Green global value chains for sustainable regional development Regional Studies Association blog, with Riccardo Crescenzi Republished on the LSE GILD blog
How developing countries can embrace change and reap opportunities from sustainable urbanisation World Economic Forum, with Victoria Delbridge and Juliana Oliveira-Cunha
Leveraging opportunities from global value chains for regional development LSE Research for the World, with Riccardo Crescenzi
Public policy considerations for climbing global value chains in Asia Hinrich Foundation, with Riccardo Crescenzi
Quantifying sustainable urbanisation pathways in developing country cities IGC blog
2022
How can policy makers be globally inclusive when it comes to sustainability? Taylor & Francis Insights
Multiple pathways to upgrading in global value chains in Asia Hinrich Foundation, with Riccardo Crescenzi
The role of inter-governmental transfers in financing Africa’s cities IGC blog
Barriers for women in economics: A review of recent findings IGC blog, with Ondine Berland and Ninon Moreau-Kastler
2021
Learning from Lagos Think Global Health, with Siobhan McDonough Republished by the IGC
Intermediate cities and climate action: Driving change through urban land use and governance OECD Development Matters Republished by the IGC
Intermediate cities: A missing piece in the climate change puzzle OECD Development Matters Republished by the IGC
How the pandemic can be a catalyst for city climate action IGC blog, with Serge de Gheldere
2020
The gateway to carbon pricing? Air pollution policy World Economic Forum, with Ondine Berland Republished by the IGC The European Sting
In defence of density IGC blog, with Shlomo Angel, Patrick Lamson-Hall and Shahrukh Wani Republished by the Marron Institute, NYU
Behavioural economics of lockdown compliance: In search of lost time and well-behaved neighbours IGC blog, with Victoria Delbridge
Tendering trash: Lessons in urban waste management from Indian cities IGC blog, with Sidharth Santhosh
Urbanisation in fragile societies: Thinking about Kabul Urbanet, with Freshta Karim, Shoaib Rahim and Shahrukh Wani Republished by the IGC
Navigating the urban age Oxford Government Review, with Shahrukh Wani Republished by the IGC
Urban data innovations: Three cities showing their smarts IGC blog, with Victoria Delbridge
2019
Climate change: Won or lost in cities or by cities? World Economic Forum Republished by the IGC The European Sting
Treedistribution: Combatting environmental inequality in cities IGC blog
Inclusive growth for cities: Fuzzy, functional or forsaken? World Bank blogs, with Neil Lee Republished by the IGC
Should I stay or should I go? Managing populations with urban to rural migration incentives IGC blog
Video and podcasts
Should we still care about net zero? LSE iQ podcast, with Anna Valero, Akshat Rathi and Riccardo Crescenzi
Sustainability in a fragmented world: Rethinking regional development through green global value chains Regional Studies Association
What are global value chains and why they matter for economic and regional development LSE Research
Global value chains Ideas Untrapped
Resilient Ethiopia: Resilient cities International Growth Centre. Chair, Technical Session II
Green global value chains for sustainable regional development Opening plenary, Regional Studies Association Summer Conference 2023
Global value chains for regional development Book launch, LSE, with Riccardo Crescenzi
Why cities matter for growth International Growth Centre
Green global value chains for sustainable development Econ Films