Jonathan Greenacre
Assistant Professor of International Relations
- Title Assistant Professor of International Relations
- Office Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
- Email jongre@bu.edu
- Education BA University of Sydney
LLB University of New South Wales
MS Oxford University
PhD Oxford University - Faculty Profile
Jonathan focuses on designing contracts to support new technological innovations in Africa and other developing regions. He draws on frameworks from New Institutional Economics.
Jonathan’s current focus is ‘bridge institutions’ which firms and governments are using to move into rural and frontier areas in Africa. He is exploring mobile money in Kenya, ‘Hello Tractor’ which is a so-called ‘Uber for tractor’ sharing app in Nigeria, and the ‘Bboxx’ micro-solar energy service in Rwanda.
Jonathan has a Masters and a PhD from Oxford University. He has provided policy advice to the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, Gates Foundation, World Bank, and central banks in Africa and the Pacific.
Professor Greenacre’s areas of expertise include Fintech, Law and Technology, New Institutional Economics, and Regulatory Theory and Practice.
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