Markus Brueckner is Professor in the Research School of Economics of the Australian National University. He is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow. At RSE he heads the Economics Program of the Institute of Advanced Studies. His main research interests are economic growth and political economy. He has published widely in leading international journals and regularly acts as a referee in the peer review process of these journals. His research has been featured in Bloomberg, Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Economist.