Philip H. Brown | Economist

Associate Professor of Economics in McLean, Virginia

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A specialist in development economics, Philip H. Brown has done scholarly research and service in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, China, Chile, and other countries. A former professor at Colby College, Philip H. Brown taught courses on econometrics and the Chinese economy. He also served a three-year term as an Economist in the Fulbright Specialist Program. A prestigious opportunity directed by the United States Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright Specialist Program promotes international exchange and collaboration at academic institutions around the world. Brown has also served as a Visiting Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute.

Before earning his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Philip H. Brown worked with several aid and humanitarian organizations in Africa. In his capacity as Camp Manager at the International Rescue Committee in Tanzania, he helped Rwandan refugees seek food and shelter at the Benaco Refugee Camp. A year later, he accepted a position as a Project Associate with HelpAge Zimbabwe, where he wrote grants and helped secure funds to assist the country's rural senior citizens. These positions inspired him to become a development economist.

A prolific writer, Philip H. Brown has published articles spanning the economics of education, health, poverty, and inequality. As an economist, he has studied the environment's effect on economics and how nations recover from natural disasters. He has published articles on forest fires in Indonesia, the media coverage surrounding the 2008 cyclone in Myanmar, and charitable giving after the devastating 2004 tsunami hit Southeast Asia. Furthermore, he co-editing the China Economic Review.

In addition to his international research and professional travels, Brown enjoys exploring the natural resources of the countries he studies. Over the years, he has hiked around the glaciers of Patagonia in Chile and Argentina, trekked in the mountains of southwestern China, and rafted the Yangtze River.