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Patrick.Francois@ubc.caPatrick Francois is Professor in the Vancouver School of Economics (University of British Columbia) and a Senior Fellow of the Institutions, Organizations and Growth programme of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. His work focusses on problems in development economics, with a particular interest in political economy.
Posts by Patrick Francois
A tribute to Prof. Ashok Kotwal by Prof. Patrick Francois
Prof. Patrick Francois pens a heartfelt tribute to our founder Editor-in-Chief Prof. Ashok Kotwal.
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Patrick Francois 
02 May, 2022
- Perspectives
Culture and development
How did human society evolve from being organised predominantly around large kin-based networks, to one with strong notions of individualism? To examine this question, Joseph Henrich (Harvard Universi...
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Patrick Francois Joseph Henrich
- 17 November, 2021
- Videos
Culture and development
How did human society evolve from being organised predominantly around large kin-based networks, to one with strong notions of individualism? To examine this question, Joseph Henrich (Harvard Universi...
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Patrick Francois Joseph Henrich
- 17 November, 2021
- Podcasts
Political reservation and the quality of governance
Existing evidence suggests that while political reservation for traditionally marginalised groups tilts governance outcomes in favour of those groups, there are non-discernable or negative effects on ...
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Siwan Anderson Patrick Francois
- 23 October, 2017
- Articles