Christopher Adam

Christopher Adam is Professor of Development Economics at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford. He serves as Visiting Scholar at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the FCDO-IMF research program, Lead Academic for the International Growth Centre (IGC), and former advisor to the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Monetary Department. His editorial roles include Managing Editor of the Oxford Review of Economic Policy and associate editorships at the Journal of Development Economics and Oxford Economic Papers.

• Macroeconomics of low-income countries
• Monetary economics and public finance
• Climate change and disaster resilience

His research focuses on quantitative macroeconomic modeling of developing economies, particularly using stochastic/deterministic general equilibrium methods to analyze:

• Post-COVID recovery strategies
• Debt sustainability frameworks
• Human capital preservation
• Climate change adaptation policies
• Monetary transmission mechanisms
• Post-disaster reconstruction planning

Recent publications examine:

• 2023 Journal of Macroeconomics study on loss-of-learning effects
• 2022 Oxford Economic Papers article on segmented labor markets
• 2020 World Bank collaboration on disaster recovery

Scientific contributions include:

• IMF working papers on fiscal-monetary coordination
• IGC research on growth policy
• BIS collaborations on monetary frameworks

As doctoral supervisor, he guides research on:

• Applied quantitative methods in development economics
• Macroeconomic stabilization in fragile states
• Climate-resilient investment strategies