Tasso Adamopoulos is a Professor in the Department of Economics at York University, Toronto. His general research interests lie in the areas of macroeconomics, growth and development, and international economics. His work concentrates on understanding the determinants of aggregate, sectoral and producer-level productivity, with a focus on structural transformation, resource allocation, infrastructure development, and the role of risk. Adamopoulos holds a Ph.D in Economics from the University of Toronto."