Kurt
Annen
Position / Title: 
Associate Professor of Economics
Phone: 
ext. 53733
Email: 

kannen at uoguelph.ca

Fax: 
519-763-8497
Building: 
MacKinnon
Room: 
713

Areas of Specialization:  Applied Game Theory, Economic Development, New Institutional Economics, Foreign Aid

Kurt Annen joined the Department of Economics at the University of Guelph in 2003. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland (1993 & 1998, respectively).

His work has been published in journals including the Rand Journal of EconomicsJournal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationB.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Contributions)Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, and Economics of Governance.

Research: 

"Efficiency out of Disorder: Contested Ownership in Incomplete Contracts", (2009), The RAND Journal of Economic: Vol. 40: Iss. 4, pp. 597—610. (Lead Article).

 “Foreign Aid, Donor Fragmentation, and Economic Growth", (2009), The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics: Vol. 9 : Iss. 1 (Contributions), Article 33, joint with Stephen Kosempel. 

"Property Rights Assignment: Conflict and the Implementability of Rules", (2006), Economics of Governance, vol. 7, pp. 155 - 166.

"Social Capital, Inclusive Networks, and Economic Performance", (2003), Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, vol. 50, pp. 449 – 463. 

Contact the Department

Department of Economics & Finance
7th floor MacKinnon
50 Stone Road East
Guelph, Ontario,
N1G 2W1 Canada
Phone: 519-824-4120
Fax: 519-763-8497