Berhanu Abegaz Author & Editor

Berhanu Abegaz holds a B.A. (Economics) from Princeton University and a Ph.D. (Economics) from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently Professor and Chair of Economics at William & Mary with teaching and research interests in development economics, institutional economics, and comparative economic systems.Dr. Abegaz's research interests and publications are wide-ranging and include structural convergence in manufacturing industries, the role of diversified business groups in emerging economies, Party-owned and Military-owned business empires, African industrialization, effectiveness of development assistance, and the history of state formation and agrarian systems in Ethiopia. He has published two books, edited two books, and several refereed journal articles.