Ramses H. Abul Naga is an honorary professor at the Department of Economic Theory and Economic History of the University of Malaga. Prior to taking up this position, Dr Abul Naga was a Reader in Economics at the University of Aberdeen, Senior Lecturer at the University of Bath, and an Assistant Professor at the University of Lausanne. He has also worked as a consultant on projects for the World Health Organisation, the United Nations Division for Africa and various national statistical bureaus. Dr Abul Naga's research interests include public economics and the measurement of social welfare and inequality, both at the theoretical level as well as their use to inform public policy in developing countries. He obtained a Ph.D. in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He has published extensively in peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Health Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Economics Letters and Economic Theory.