Oliver Morrissey

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  Nottingham
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• oliver.morrissey@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Oliver maintains primary research interests in the economic effects of aid and in trade policy reform, especially in Africa . He joined Nottingham in 1989 and was promoted to his current position in 2004. He has published many articles in international journals, mostly on aid policy and effectiveness , trade policy reform , conditionality and adjustment, and supply response in agriculture.

Professor Morrissey's complete cv can be downloaded here in pdf format.

Research Summary

Present research concentrates on the fiscal impact of aid; EU- ACP economic relationships; trade policy, performance and poverty; and the political economy of policy reform.

Selected Publications

• DASGUPTA, I., BOUGHEAS, S. and MORRISSEY, O., 2007. Tough love or unconditional charity? Oxford Economic Papers. 59(4), 561-582
• LENSINK, R. and MORRISSEY, O., 2006. Foreign direct investment: flows, volatility and the impact on growth Review of International Economics. 14(3), 478-493
• GOMANEE, K., MORRISSEY, O., MOSLEY, P. and VERSCHOOR, A., 2005. Aid, government expenditure, and aggregate welfare World Development. 33(3), 355-370
• CLIST, P. AND O. MORRISSEY, 2011. Aid and Tax Revenue: Signs of a Positive Effect Since the 1980s Journal of International Development. 23(2), 165-180

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• MORRISSEY, OLIVER and HERZER, DIERK, 2013. Aid and domestic output in the long run Review of World Economics. (In Press.)
• MORRISSEY, O., CLIST, P. and ISOPI, A., 2012. Selectivity on aid modality: determinants of budget support from multilateral donors Review of International Organizations. 7(3), 267-284
• MORRISSEY, O. and UDOMKERDMONGKOL, M., 2012. Governance, private investment and foreign direct investment in developing countries World Development. 40(3), 437-445
• BOUGHEAS, S., DASGUPTA, I. and MORRISSEY, O., 2011. Repayment versus investment conditions and exclusivity in lending contracts Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics. 167(2), 247-265
• JONES, C., MORRISSEY, O. and NELSON, D., 2011. Did the World Bank drive tariff reforms in Eastern Africa? World Development. 39(3), 324-335
• CLIST, P. AND O. MORRISSEY, 2011. Aid and Tax Revenue: Signs of a Positive Effect Since the 1980s Journal of International Development. 23(2), 165-180
• LEYARO, V., MORRISSEY, O. and OWENS, T., 2010. Food prices, tax reforms and consumer welfare in Tanzania 1991–2007 International Tax and Public Finance. 17(4), 430-450
• MORRISSEY, O and M. UDOMKERDMONGKOL AND H. GÖRG, 2009. Exchange Rates and Outward Foreign Direct Investment: US FDI in Emerging Markets Review of Development Economics. 13(4), 754-764
• DASGUPTA, I., BOUGHEAS, S. and MORRISSEY, O., 2007. Tough love or unconditional charity? Oxford Economic Papers. 59(4), 561-582
• LENSINK, R. and MORRISSEY, O., 2006. Foreign direct investment: flows, volatility and the impact on growth Review of International Economics. 14(3), 478-493
• MORRISSEY, O., 2006. Aid or Trade, or Aid and Trade? Australian Economic Review. 39(1), 78-88
• ANDERSON, E. and MORRISSEY, O., 2006. A statistical approach to identifying poorly performing countries Journal of Development Studies. 42(3), 469-489
• ABRAR, S. and MORRISSEY, O., 2006. Supply response in Ethiopia: accounting for technical inefficiency: Agricultural Economics. 35(3), 303-317
• OSEI, R., MORRISSEY, O. and LLOYD, T., 2005. The fiscal effects of aid in Ghana Journal of International Development. 17(8), 1037-1054
• GOMANEE, K., MORRISSEY, O., MOSLEY, P. and VERSCHOOR, A., 2005. Aid, government expenditure, and aggregate welfare World Development. 33(3), 355-370
• GOMANEE, K., GIRMA, S. and MORRISSEY, O., 2005. Aid, Public Spending and Human Welfare: Evidence from Quantile Regressions Journal of International Development. 17(3), 299-310
• MILNER, C., MORRISSEY, O. and MCKAY, A., 2005. Some Simple Analytics of the Trade and Welfare Effects of Economic Partnership Agreements Journal of African Economies. 14(3), 327-358
• MORRISSEY, O., 2005. Imports and Implementation: Neglected Aspects of Trade in the Report of the Commission for Africa Journal of Development Studies. 41(6), 1133-1153
• GEMMELL, N. and MORRISSEY, O., 2005. Distribution and Poverty Impacts of Tax Structure Reform in Developing Countries: How Little We Know Development Policy Review. 23(2), 131-144
• GOMANEE, K., GIRMA, S. and MORRISSEY, O., 2005. Aid and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: Accounting for Transmission Mechanisms Journal of International Development. 17(8), 1055-1076
• GEMMELL, N., MORRISSEY, O. and PINAR, A., 2004. Tax perceptions and preferences over tax structure in the United Kingdom Economic Journal. 114(493), F117-F138
• OSEI, R., MORRISSEY, O. and LLOYD, T., 2004. The Nature of Aid and Trade Relationships European Journal of Development Research. VOL 16(NUMB 2), 354-374
• MORRISSEY, O., 2004. Conditionality and Aid Effectiveness Re-evaluated World Economy. VOL 27(NUMBER 2), 153-171
• MORRISSEY, O. and OSEI, R., 2004. Capital Flows to Developing Countries: Trends, Volatility and Policy Implications IDS BULLETIN. VOL 35(PART 1), 40-49
• ABRAR, S., MORRISSEY, O. and RAYNER, A. J., 2004. Aggregate Agricultural Supply Response in Ethiopia: A Farm-Level Analysis Journal of International Development. VOL 16(PART 4), 605-620
• VELDE, D. W. T. and MORRISSEY, O., 2004. Foreign direct investment, skills and wage inequality in East Asia Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. VOL 9(PART 3), 348-369
• ABRAR, S., MORRISSEY, O. and RAYNER, A., 2004. Crop-level Supply Response by Agro-Cimatic Region in Ethiopia Journal of Agricultural Economics. 55(2), 289-312
• GEMMELL, N., MORRISSEY, O. and PINAR, A., 2003. Tax perceptions and the demand for public expenditure: evidence from UK micro-data European Journal of Political Economy. 19(4), 793-816
• KWEKA, J., MORRISSEY, O. and BLAKE, A., 2003. The Economic Potential of Tourism in Tanzania Journal of International Development. VOL 15(PART 3), 335-352
• VELDE, D. W. T. and MORRISSEY, O., 2003. Do Workers in Africa Get a Wage Premium if Employed in Firms Owned by Foreigners? JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES. VOL 12(PART 1), 41-73
• GEMMELL, N., MORRISSEY, O. and PINAR, A., 2002. Fiscal illusion and political accountability: Theory and evidence from two local tax regimes in Britain Public Choice. VOL 110(PART 3/4), 199-224
• BLAKE, A., MCKAY, A. and MORRISSEY, O., 2002. The impact on Uganda of agricultural trade liberalisation Journal of Agricultural Economics. 53(2), 365-381
• MORRISSEY, O., 2002. Investment and Competition Policy in the WTO: Issues for Developing Countries DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW. VOL 20(PART 1), 63-74
• MCGILLIVRAY, M. and MORRISSEY, O., 2001. Aid Illusion and Public Sector Fiscal Behaviour Journal of Development Studies. 37(6), 118-136
• MORRISSEY, W.O., 2001. Does Aid Increase Growth Progress in Development Studies. 1(1), 37-50
• MILNER, C., MORRISSEY, O. and RUDAHERANWA, N., 2000. Policy and Non-Policy Barriers to Trade and Implicit Taxation of Exports in Uganda Journal of Development Studies. 37(2), 67-90
• LLOYD, T., MCGILLIVRAY, M., MORRISSEY, O. and OSEI, R., 2000. Does Aid Create Trade? An Investigation for European Donors and African Recipients European Journal of Development Research. VOL 12(PART 1), 107-123
• LENSINK, R. and MORRISSEY, O., 2000. Aid Instability as a Measure of Uncertainty and the Positive Impact of Aid on Growth Journal of Development Studies. 36(3), 31-49
• VAILLANT, C., MORRISSEY, O. and MCKAY, A., 1999. Aggregate Agricultural Supply Response in Tanzania Journal of International Trade and Economic Development. 8, 107-124
• PINAR, A., GEMMELL, N. and MORRISSEY, O., 1999. Fiscal Illusion and Government Expenditure: A Time Series Analysis for the UK European Journal of Political Economy. 15, 687-704
• LLOYD, T., MORRISSEY, O. and REED, G., 1998. Estimating the Impact of Anti-dumping and Anti-cartel Actions using Intervention Analysis Economic Journal. ISSUE 447, 458-476
• FRANCO-RODRIGUEZ, S., MORRISSEY, O. and MCGILLIVRAY, M., 1998. Aid and the Public Sector in Pakistan: Evidence with Endogenous Aid World Development. VOL 26(NUMBER 7), 1241-1250
• MORRISSEY, O. and WHITE, H., 1996. Evaluating the Concessionality of Tied Aid MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STUDIES. VOL 64(NUMBER 2), 208-226