James Dzansi is an International Growth Centre (IGC) Country Economist with expertise in energy policy. He works with researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to shape a demand-led research agenda on energy policy formulation and implementation. Before joining the IGC, James worked for the UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change, where he led several analyses to inform UK energy policy.

His research interests are in development economics, energy economics, and energy policy.

James holds a PhD in Economics and an LLM in Petroleum Taxation and Finance.