Ed’s thematic research interest focuses on the political economy of the causes and consequences of institutions that support development, particularly in Southeast Asia. These include research on the political economy of 1) property rights, 2) decentralisation, 3) public bureaucracies, 4) foreign aid, and 5) common pool resources. Ed has lectured at universities in the Philippines and at Indiana University and has published in the Policy Sciences and the World Bank Working Papers. He is a staff consultant at the World Bank’s rural and social development departments working as a development economist, institution/governance specialist and evaluation specialist.

He was also a field staff/project manager for 7 years for an ADB-funded rural development project in the Philippines. Ed is a recipient of the Fulbright-Hays Award, Ronald Coase Institute Fellowship, International Water Management Institute Fellowship, and scholarship from the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis-Indiana University. He teaches Public Management and Leadership, and Institutional Design and Policy Analysis.