Nicolas MEISEL

Career

  • Nicolas Meisel graduated from France’s leading business School HEC with a MSc in Management and holds an M.Phil. in institutional economics from the University of Paris-X Nanterre. He worked for six years as a development economist at the OECD Development Centre before joining AFD in late 2005. His research topics include institutions and governance, the functioning of financial systems, macroeconomics and development strategies in Sub-saharan Africa. His leisure activities are sailing, mountain climbing and martial arts.

Research Work

Other works

  • 2007, “Discussion Report: Governance, Accountability and Capacity Development”, in Informal Institutions: How Social Norms Help or Hinder Development, OECD Development Centre Study. 

    2006 (mimeo), “Institutional Investors in developing countries”, OECD Development Centre, Paris. 

    2005 (with Christine Rosellini), African Economic Outlook 2004/2005 , OECD Development Centre and African Development Bank, Paris and Tunis.

    2005, « Le rôle des institutions dans le développement  », in Problèmes économiques, No. 2868, La Documentation française, pp 14-24, Paris.

    2004, Governance Culture and Development: A Different Perspective on Corporate Governance , Development Centre Studies, OECD, Paris.
    "A highly informative and insightful essay which has much to teach policy reformers in the developing world." - Dani Rodrik, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.
    "A brilliant exercise in comparative economic history.  The lessons of French reconstruction after World War II are of a critical importance to the policy makers of the emerging world today."  - Daniel Cohen, Professor, École Normale Supérieure and Columnist, Le Monde. 

    2004, “Comment créer des capitalistes sans capitaux ?” , Interview with Charles Oman, Marchés Tropicaux, No. 3049, pp. 815-816, 16 April 2004. 

     

    2002, « Enjeux et impacts de la montée en puissance des investisseurs institutionnels pour les entreprises en France »,  Master thesis, University of Paris X Nanterre, thesis advisor Prof. Michel Aglietta, high honours.

    2000-01, Unpublished working papers: “Financial Systems and Growth: A Review of Literature”; “La gouvernance d’entreprise en France : un état des lieux”; “Entreprise, pouvoir et droit dans la tradition juridique française”.


     

    Work in progress


    Financial systems:  

    Development of a new database and an original method for evaluating the financial systems of developing countries. 

    Analysis of links between financial systems and growth.

    Research project for the Fondation Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (French Deposit and Consignment Fund Foundation) on “Long-term investors and governance” with Michel Aglietta, Sabine Montagne and Antoine Rébérioux. Forthcoming in 2008. 


    Role of governance and institutions in development (Programme of work )

    Analysis of development as a non-linear process of institutional change. 

    Development of a quantitative and qualitative methodology for institutional analysis that can be assimilated in standard risk analyses.  

     

     

    Other resources, links and conference presentations

    22 May 2007, Stellenbosch (APORDE): “Corporate Governance in Development” , presentation for APORDE Programme.

    3 July 2007, London: “Institutional Change and Growth-Enabling Governance Capabilities”, presentation ( text + powerpoint ) for SOAS and DFID seminar on “ Governance for Growth ”.

    26 October 2007, Paris: Presentation for a seminar on measuring governance at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris.

    February 2008, London (DFID): Measuring governance.

    June 12, 2008, Spier, Stellenbosch (APORDE): "The Invisible Hand-(shake): Corporate and Public Governance in Developing Countries".

    June 17, 2008, Washington (World Bank): Presentation on "Institutions and Development: New Data, New Results" (Programme  and  Powerpoint ).