Bruce Byiers
Bruce Byiers is a development economist with a doctorate from the University of Sussex. He has headed the African Institutions and Regional Dynamics Programme at ECDPMsince 2011. The main focus of his work is on regional organisations and broader regional cooperation and integration dynamics in Africa, seeking to link a political economy approach to understanding these dynamics with policy implications for regional policymakers and international partners. He has also worked on issues related to enterprise development, informality and tax policies, all of which come into this work. He worked in the Mozambican Ministry of Planning and Development/Finance for five years, and has worked on multiple projects across the continent, working at both regional and national levels for a variety of international partners.