Author - Karl Muth

Karl Muth is a commentator, consultant, economist, and legal academic who resides in Uganda.

His interests include the economics of governance, investor and investment environments, risk measurement and mitigation, and other topics. His thoughts on these issues have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The Journal of Private Equity to the Oprah Winfrey Show to Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. He is an author of a forthcoming book on philanthropy.

Karl studied law in the Netherlands and in the United States and holds J.D. and M.B.A. degrees, the latter with a concentration in Economics from The University of Chicago. He is currently an M.Phil./Ph.D. student under Professor Robert Wade at the London School of Economics writing on risk mitigation in emerging markets. Karl is also a researcher under Professors James Schrager (UChicago) and Ken Shadlen (LSE). Karl is an Executive-in-Residence at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business.

He enjoys short stories, prefers clay tennis courts, and stubbornly insists that proper martinis contain no vodka.

Blog posts are a reflection of Karl's views only and do not represent the views of institutions with which he is affiliated.