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'''Nathan Nunn''' (born July 9, 1974) is an economist and Professor in the Vancouver School of Economics at the [[University of British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CXiSThPLRAu/ | title=Santa J. Ono on Instagram: "We are thrilled that Nathan Nunn, the Frederic e. Abbe Professor of Economics at Harvard University will be leaving Harvard to join the University of British Columbia faculty in our Vancouver School of Economics." }}</ref> He is best known for his research on the long-term effects of slave trade on Africa. Other research interests include [[economic development]], [[cultural economics]], [[political economy]] and [[international trade]].<ref>[https://scholar.harvard.edu/nunn/home Webpage of Nathan Nunn at Harvard University. Retrieved February 16th, 2018.]</ref>
== Biography ==
A native of Canada, Nathan Nunn earned first a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] in economics from [[Simon Fraser University]] in 1998 and then a [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] and PhD in economics from the [[University of Toronto]] in 2000 and 2005, respectively. After his graduation, Nunn worked as an assistant professor at the [[University of British Columbia]] before moving to [[Harvard University]] in 2007. There, he was promoted to the Paul Sack Associate Professorship in Political Economy in 2011, became full professor in 2012, and has held the position of Frederic E. Abbe Professor of Economics from 2016 to 2022,
== Research ==
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