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Teddy Samy is currently in his second term as the Director of NPSIA, after serving a first term from 2017 to 2022. Prior to that, he served as Associate Director (MA program) from 2010 to 2016, and as Acting Associate Director (MA program) from 2008 to 2009. Since joining NPSIA in 2003, he has taught graduate courses in development economics, international trade, macroeconomics for developing countries, development assistance and quantitative methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Samy\u2019s research interests intersect the broad areas of international and development economics, and his current research focuses on domestic resource mobilization, fragile states, foreign aid, deindustrialization and income inequality, and trade and women\u2019s economic empowerment. He recently co-edited a Handbook on Fragile States<\/em> (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023) and his latest co-authored book is Trade and Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises<\/em> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2023).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His articles have been published in various journals such as Conflict, Security and Development<\/em>, the Canadian Journal of Development <\/em>Studies, Third World Quarterly<\/em>, International Interactions<\/em>, the Journal of Conflict Resolution<\/em>, Conflict Management and Peace Science<\/em>, Foreign Policy Analysis<\/em>, the Journal of International Trade and Economic Development<\/em> and Applied Economics<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Samy is the recipient of a Research Achievement Award (2013-2014) and a Research Excellence Award (2008) from Carleton University. He is currently serving as an Expert for the The African Knowledge Network, Office of the Special Advisor on Africa, United Nations Under-Secretary General<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Samy holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Ottawa, an MA in Economics from the University of Toronto, and a BA (Hons.) in Economics and Mathematics from York University. He completed his A-levels with distinctions in all subjects at the Royal College Curepipe, Mauritius, and is a double recipient of a scholarship from the Canadian Francophonie Scholarship Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Expertise<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

African economic development, domestic resource mobilization, foreign aid, fragile and conflict-affected states, deindustrialization and income inequality, small island developing states, trade and development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Publications<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Samy, Y. and Tang, V. 2025. \u201cMauritius: The Evolution and Dynamics of Income Inequality in the Context of Structural Transformation,\u201d in C. Oya, R. Ramtohul and V. Tandrayen-Ragoobur (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of the Mauritian Economy<\/em>, Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carment, D. and Samy, Y. 2025. \u201cFragile States in an Era of Geopolitical Rivalry, Pandemic, and War,\u201d in R. Gisselquist, P. Justino and A. Vaccaro (eds.) Fragile Aid: Development Cooperation in Weak States and Conflict Contexts<\/em><\/a>, Oxford University Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jackson, E. T., Samy, Y. and Turner, K. 2025. \u201cGender Incentives in Climate Finance: Doubling Down on Proven Approaches During Uncertain Times,\u201d online at NextBillion<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samy, Y., Adedeji, A., Iraoya, A., Dutta, M. K., Fakmawii, J. L., and Hao, W. 2023. Trade and Women\u2019s Economic Empowerment: Evidence from Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises<\/a><\/em>. Palgrave Macmillan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kabongi, D. and Samy, Y. 2023. \u201cDemocracy and Taxation: Evidence from African Countries,\u201d Journal of African Development<\/em>, 24(1), 43-64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carment, D. and Samy, Y. 2023. (eds.) Handbook of Fragile States<\/em>. Elgar Handbooks in Political Science, Edward Elgar Publishing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carment, D. and Samy, Y. 2023. \u201cIntroduction to the Handbook of Fragile States<\/em>,\u201d in D. Carment and Y. Samy (eds.) Handbook of Fragile States<\/em>, Elgar Handbooks in Political Science, Edward Elgar Publishing, 1-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cisneros Rosado, K. and Samy, Y. 2023. \u201cImplications of Fragility for Growth, Poverty, and Inequality,\u201d in D. Carment and Y. Samy (eds.) Handbook of Fragile States<\/em>, Elgar Handbooks in Political Science, Edward Elgar Publishing, 152-169.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olayele, F. and Samy, Y. 2023. (eds.) Sustainable Development in Post Pandemic Africa<\/em>. Routledge Studies in African Development, Routledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samy, Y. and Olortuntoba S. O. 2023. \u201cRevisiting Africa\u2019s Deindustrialization Debate,\u201d in F. Olayele and Y. Samy (eds.) Sustainable Development in Post-Pandemic Africa<\/em>, Routledge Studies in African Development, Routledge, 159-177.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Samy, Y. 2022. \u201cAfrica in Global Trade,\u201d in S. O. Olorutoba and T. Falola (eds.) The Palgrave Handbook of Africa and the Changing Global Order<\/em>Palgrave Macmillan, 393-408.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baranyi, S., Samy, Y., and Washuta, B. 2021. \u201cSDG16+ Implementation in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States: What Do the Data Tell Us Six Years into Agenda 2030?\u201d Conflict<\/em>, Security and Development,<\/em> 21(6), 727-748.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Duncan, H. and Samy, Y. 2021. (eds.) Canada Among Nations 2019, International Affairs and Canadian Migration Policy<\/em>. Palgrave Macmillan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carment, D., Langlois-Bertrand, S., and Samy, Y. 2020. \u201cThe Nature and Extent of Fragility Traps in Small States,\u201d in L. Briguglio, J. Byron, S. Moncada and W. Veenendaal Governance in Small States<\/em>, Routledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bhushan, A. and Samy, Y. 2020. \u201cFiscal Capacity and Aid Allocation: Domestic Resource Mobilization and Foreign Aid in Developing Countries,\u201c in K. Hujo (ed.) The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization for Social Development<\/em>, Palgrave Macmillan, 41-74.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":230,"featured_media":522,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"cu_people_first_name":"Yiagadeesen (Teddy)","cu_people_last_name":"Samy","cu_people_initials":"YS","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_people_type":[22],"cu_people_expertise":[],"class_list":["post-128","cu_people","type-cu_people","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_people_type-director"],"acf":{"cu_people_job_title":"NPSIA Director and Professor of International Affairs","cu_people_degree":"","cu_building":"RB","cu_people_office_num":"5304","cu_people_pronoun":"","cu_people_designation":"","cu_people_email":"","cu_people_phone":"","cu_people_phone_ext":"","cu_people_linkedin":"","cu_people_bluesky":"","cu_people_twitter":"","cu_people_instagram":"","cu_people_facebook":"","cu_people_website":"https:\/\/experts.carleton.ca\/yiagadeesen-teddy-samy","cu_people_orcid":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_people"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/230"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1889,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people\/128\/revisions\/1889"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_people_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_type?post=128"},{"taxonomy":"cu_people_expertise","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/npsia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_people_expertise?post=128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}