Amir Lebdioui is an Algerian Economist. He is currently a Lecturer in the Political Economy of Development at SOAS, University of London, and led the Canning House Research Forum based at the London School of Economics. His research expertise lies in the economic development and diversification of resource-dependent nations, resource revenue management, low carbon innovation and industrialisation in the context of climate change. His work has been published in top tier academic journals including World Development, Ecological Economics, Development and Change, the Journal of Technology Transfer, and the Review of International Political Economy. Amir also regularly advises governments, international institutions and think tanks on industrial policy and sustainable economic strategies more broadly. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Cambridge.