Christopher Kilby, PhD 
Professor of Economics | Villanova School of Business | Villanova University
Villanova, PA, UNITED STATES
Christopher Kilby, PhD, is an expert in political economy of development aid and how it is influenced by U.S. politics and world events.
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Areas of Expertise (8)
Business
Development Economics
Foreign Aid
Macroeconomic Theory
Multilateral Aid
Microeconomic Theory
Econometrics
World Bank
Biography
Dr. Kilby's focus is on the political economy of foreign aid, a topic at the intersection of Economics and Political Science. His work includes statistical analysis that examines the influence of the U.S. and other major donors on the behavior of international financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, the domestic politics of U.S. bilateral aid, and the impact of aid on developing countries.
Education (2)
Stanford University: PhD
Harvard University: AB
Select Accomplishments (3)
Research Excellence Award (professional)
2013-2016 Center for Global Leadership
Faculty Research Award (professional)
2015 McDonough Family
Summer Research Fellowship (professional)
2009 Villanova University
Links (2)
Affiliations (2)
- Review of International Organizations - Editorial Board
- Review of International Organizations - Book Review Editor
Select Media Appearances (4)
Inspiring Minds: Electioneering Through Foreign Aid
Villanova School of Business - Inspiring Minds Podcast
2016-08-30
Institutions like the World Bank can have a large effect on developing countries. The funding they provide has the potential to improve -- and even save -- the lives of millions of people. The funding they provide also has the potential to keep governments in power. In this episode of Inspiring Minds, we'll find out how an incumbent government's alignment with the United States impacts its access to money from the World Bank in the run-up to an election. Listen as Will Seabaugh’16 VSB interviews Erasmus Kersting, PhD, Associate Professor of Economics and Christopher Kilby, PhD, Professor, Economics.
Angus Deaton, his Nobel Prize, and foreign aid
Brookings
2015-10-20
Earlier this month, Princeton’s Angus Deaton was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences—an award richly deserved for Deaton’s path-breaking work on consumption, poverty, and welfare. ... Similarly, Villanova’s Erasmus Kersting and Christopher Kilby found a positive relationship between aid and democracy.
A Group Of Economists Wrote An Open Letter In Favor Of Janet Yellen, And The List Of Names Is STACKED
Business Insider
2013-09-10
More than 200 econ professors and counting have signed an open letter calling on President Obama to name Fed Board Vice Chair Janet Yellen to succeed Ben Bernanke as Fed Chair. ... Christopher Kilby, Associate Professor of Economics, Villanova University
Lagarde says debt among IMF top concerns
UPI
2011-07-06
Under pressure on many fronts, Christine Lagarde used her first news conference as managing director of the International Monetary Fund to lay out her concerns and to suggest ways to shore up financial markets around the world. ... "The memory of the IMF's mismanagement of the Asian finance crisis in the late 1990s still lingers, making the IMF's performance this time round all the more important for the long term reputation of the institution," said Christopher Kilby, an associate professor of economics at the Villanova School of Business.
Select Academic Articles (4)
With a little help from my friends: Global electioneering and World Bank lending
Journal of Development EconomicsKersting, E. and Kilby, C.
2016
Informal influence in the Inter-American Development Bank
Handbook on the Economics of Foreign AidBland, E., and Kilby, C.
2015
Assessing the impact of World Bank preparation on project outcomes
Journal of Development EconomicsKilby, C.
2015
