What distinguishes Dr Arkebe from others engaged in shaping development strategy and industrial policy is his strong belief in sound empirical research to guide policy. Over the past several years, Dr Arkebe has been productively involved in policy research, in particular on industrial development, with a special focus on enterprise development, the role of the private sector in economic development, technology and know-how transfer to developing regions, economic transformation, and public policy.

Dr Arkebe’s research focus is on leading issues in development economics, with an emphasis on economic development and economic transformation, private-sector development, industrial development, industrial policy and economic catch-up, environmental sustainability, Africa, and global transformation. Among Dr Arkebe’s recent publications are the following:

Books


THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF INDUSTRIAL HUBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AFRICAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: EVIDENCE, THEORY, POLICY
HOW NATIONS LEARN: TECHNOLOGICAL LEARNING, INDUSTRIAL POLICY, AND CATCH-UP
THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY
THE OXFORD HANDBOOK OF THE ETHIOPIAN ECONOMY
MADE IN AFRICA: INDUSTRIAL POLICY IN ETHIOPIA
CHINA-AFRICA AND AN ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION

Forthcoming titles delivered and under review (2021‒22)

(1) The Oxford Handbook of the South African Economy (Oxford University Press), co-edited with Fiona Tregenna and Imraan Valodia.
(2) Industrial Hubs and Development (Oxford University Press), a research monograph.
(3) The Art of Industrial Policy (Oxford University Press), a research monograph, co-authored with José Antonio Ocampo.
(4) The Handbook of Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability (Oxford University Press), co-edited with John Mathews.
(5) China’s Growth and Global Transformation (Oxford University Press), co-edited with José Antonio Ocampo.

Recent book chapters and research papers


Recent op-eds, blogs, and articles on COVID-19 and industrialization


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