About the Author

Omotunde E. G. Johnson received his PhD in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has taught at the University of Sierra Leone, University of Michigan, and George Mason University. He was a staff member of the International Monetary Fund for almost twenty-seven years. Dr. Johnson has published widely in academic journals and books, on the economics of institutions, monetary economics, financial systems and banking, and economic governance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Currently an independent researcher and consultant, Dr. Johnson is also Country Director for Sierra Leone, International Growth Centre.