Dr. Samuel Wills
2010
John Monash Scholar
D.Phil
Resource economics
Oxford
United Kingdom
Business and Economics, Energy and Environment
Economics
Sam is an economist specialising in macroeconomics, finance and development, particularly in resource-rich economies. He works at the World Bank as the Country Economist for Kiribati and Nauru, and has academic affiliations at the School of Economics at the University of Sydney; the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies (OxCarre) at the University of Oxford; and the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) at ANU. He has previously taught macroeconomics at Queens' College, Cambridge; been an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Sydney; and was the principal investigator of an ESRC Future Research Leaders grant at the University of Oxford, where he held positions in the Department of Economics and Pembroke College. Sam has previously advised the World Bank on natural resource policy in Iraq, Libya and Uganda and worked with the IMF, the Bank of England, the International Growth Centre, the Australian Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. In the private sector he has worked with Taylor Fry Actuaries, Westpac Bank, McKinsey and Co., and was the Country Economist for Australia and New Zealand at Rokos Capital Management. Sam completed a D.Phil (Ph.D) in Economics (Oxford) in 2014 as a John Monash Scholar, and was awarded the David Walton award for the top candidate in macroeconomics or finance. He also completed an M.Phil in Economics (Oxford) as a Commonwealth Scholar, and a B.Com in Actuarial Studies and Finance (UNSW) as a Co-Op Scholar, graduating with a High Distinction average, the University Medal and the Investec Prize for the top all-round student.
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