Institute of Development Studies

Biography

Dr Stephen Spratt's research interests relate to development finance, financial sector reform and regulation, socially responsible investment (SRI), the emerging climate change financing architecture and the intersection between these issues. Professionally, he has been Head of the Sustainable Markets Group at IIED, Research Director at the New Economics Foundation and a Lecturer in international finance and development at the University of Reading. He has also worked in the private sector in the City of London, as Head of Research at Intelligence Capital Limited, Senior Investment analyst with Global Asset Management Limited and a Visiting Fellow in the Global Research Department at State Street Bank & Trust.

Stephen holds a BA from the University of East Anglia, an MSc from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, and a DPhil from the Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex.

Selected Projects and Recent Work

• Systematic Review of Private Participation in Infrastructure
• Aid for Nutrition - How Much is Being Invested?
• Financing Renewable Energy in Developing Countries: Mechanisms and Responsibilities
• What are the Effects of Free Trade Zones on Employment and Wages?

Thematic Expertise

Climate Change; Low-carbon Development; Development (General); Financial Crisis; Finance; Globalisation.

Selected Publications »»

• Spratt, S. and Ryan-Collins, L. (2012) 'Development Finance Institutions and Infrastructure: A Systematic Review of Evidence for Development Additionality' , Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG)