Stefan Dercon is a Belgian-British economist and Professor of Economic Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government and the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford. He is also the director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) at Oxford, one of the leading research centers on African economic development. At Oxford, he is affiliated with Jesus College as a Professorial Fellow.
In addition to his academic work, Dercon has been influential as a policy advisor.