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Roger Bate is a British educated economist who has held a variety of positions in
free market In economics, a free market is an economic market (economics), system in which the prices of goods and services are determined by supply and demand expressed by sellers and buyers. Such markets, as modeled, operate without the intervention of ...
oriented organizations. His work focuses on solving the problem of counterfeit and substandard medicines, particularly those in the developing world. He also works on US and international aid policy, performance of aid organisations, and health policy in developing countries, particularly with regard to
malaria Malaria is a Mosquito-borne disease, mosquito-borne infectious disease that affects vertebrates and ''Anopheles'' mosquitoes. Human malaria causes Signs and symptoms, symptoms that typically include fever, Fatigue (medical), fatigue, vomitin ...
control and the use of
DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT, is a colorless, tasteless, and almost odorless crystalline chemical compound, an organochloride. Originally developed as an insecticide, it became infamous for its environmental impacts. ...
. He consulted for the tobacco industry in the mid-'90s, though the extent of this work is disputed. He is currently a fellow of the
American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, known simply as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), is a center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C., that researches government, politics, economics, and social welfare ...
and the
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, and he was on the board of directors of Africa Fighting Malaria.


Early life and education

Bate was a tennis coach from 1984 to 1986 and between 1986 and 1989 worked as a research analyst for Warburg Securities and Charles Stanley Stockbrokers.Roger Bate
CV, 4pp, 2/2009, American Enterprise Institute Scholars, retrieved 11 July 2018
Bate attended
Thames Valley University The University of West London (UWL) is a Public university, public research university in the United Kingdom with campuses in Ealing, Brentford, and Reading, Berkshire. The university has roots in 1860 when the Lady Byron School was founded, ...
and 1n 1992 graduated with a BA in economics, then
University College, London University College London (Trade name, branded as UCL) is a Public university, public research university in London, England. It is a Member institutions of the University of London, member institution of the Federal university, federal Uni ...
graduating with a MSc in Environmental Resource management in 1993. He studied economics at the
University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...
and in 1994 obtained an MPhil in land economy.


Career

In 1993, Bate worked for the
Institute of Economic Affairs The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a British right-wing free market think tank, which is registered as a charity. Associated with the New Right, the IEA describes itself as an "educational research institute", and says that it seeks to ...
, a British free market think tank, and founded the Environmental Unit. In 1994, he started the European Science and Environment Forum (ESEF). ''
The Ecologist ''The Ecologist'' was a British environmental journal/magazine, published from 1970 to 2009. Founded by Edward Goldsmith, it addressed a wide range of environmental subjects and promoted an ecological systems thinking approach through its news ...
'' magazine described Bate as having “midwived British climate denial”. In 1996, Bate approached R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company for a grant of £50,000 to fund a book on risk, containing a chapter on
passive smoking Passive smoking is the inhalation of tobacco smoke, called passive smoke, secondhand smoke (SHS) or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), by individuals other than the active Tobacco smoking, smoker. It occurs when tobacco smoke diffuses into the ...
, (i.e. "second hand smoke") but the grant request was denied. According to internal industry documents the
Tobacco Institute The Tobacco Institute, Inc. was a United States tobacco industry trade group, founded in 1958 by the American tobacco industry. It was dissolved in 1998 as part of the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.The Tobacco Institute's headquarters were ...
was nonetheless "involved in" the publication of the book. That same year he wrote the article "Is Nothing Worse Than Tobacco?" for ''
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'', and later ESEF published ''What Risk? Science, Politics and Public Health'', edited by Bate, which included a chapter on passive smoking. After the publication of this chapter, according to Bate, he undertook a brief period consulting for the Philip Morris corporation, working for £800 per day. He then approached Philip Morris seeking funding for a project on DDT and malaria, as well as on the
Montreal Protocol The Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer is an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. It was agreed on 16 ...
against climate change and its possible implications for the development of a similar protocol for the tobacco industry. He noted that for


Genetic engineering

Bate is joint author, with Julian Morris of ''Fearing Food: Risk, Health and Environment'', published by
Butterworth-Heinemann Butterworth–Heinemann is a British publishing company specialised in professional information and learning materials for higher education and professional training, in printed and electronic forms. It was formed in 1990 by the merger of Hei ...
in September 1999. The IEA website describes the book in the following way: "In the latest ESEF book, ''Fearing Food'', new agricultural and food technologies, including genetic engineering, are shown to be generally beneficial both to health and to the environment." Bate was also a presenter on the
BBC2 BBC Two is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and it covers a wide range of subject matter, incorporating genres such as comedy, drama and ...
programme ''Organic Food: The Modern Myth''.


Counterfeit drugs

Bate's work focuses on the prevalence of counterfeit anti-malarials and other pharmaceuticals in Africa and strategies by which rich and poor nations can work together to stop the trade of counterfeits. His original research has been published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, the Journal of Health Economics, and PLoS Medicine. AEI Press will publish his book ''Phake: The Deadly World of Falsified and Substandard Medicines'' in May 2011. The book explores the underground trade in illegal medicines, provides a firsthand account of the illegal industry, and offers academic and policy analysis. Prior to ''Phake'', AEI Press published his book Making a Killing: The Deadly Implications of the Counterfeit Drug Trade in May 2008. In ''Making a Killing'', Bate calls for stronger policing resources, harsher penalties for counterfeiters, widespread public education and consumer vigilance to deal with the proliferation of counterfeit drugs. Bate distinguishes between approved generic drugs and what he calls "pseudo-generics." These are drugs approved as generic versions of proprietary drugs by bodies such as the
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and the
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation The Gates Foundation is an American private foundation founded by Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates. Based in Seattle, Washington, it was launched in 2000 and is reported to be List of wealthiest charitable foundations, the third largest char ...
, but which, according to Bate, have not been adequately tested for efficacy.


Funding

Bate's work has been funded by the
Legatum Institute The Prosperity Institute, formerly known as the Legatum Institute, is a think tank based in London. Its stated mission is to promote and protect the principles that produce local and national prosperity. The Institute has over forty donors, incl ...
, which is affiliated with Legatum Capital. He has also received funding from
Novartis Novartis AG is a Swiss multinational corporation, multinational pharmaceutical company, pharmaceutical corporation based in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world and was the eighth largest by re ...
.


Positions held

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American Enterprise Institute The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, known simply as the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), is a center-right think tank based in Washington, D.C., that researches government, politics, economics, and social welfare ...
, Resident Fellow * Africa Fighting Malaria, co-director *
Institute of Economic Affairs The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is a British right-wing free market think tank, which is registered as a charity. Associated with the New Right, the IEA describes itself as an "educational research institute", and says that it seeks to ...
, Director of Environmental Unit, 1993–2000; fellow, 2000– * European Science and Environment Forum (ESEF), founder and executive director, 1995–2001 *
International Policy Network The International Policy Network (IPN) was a neoliberal think tank based in the City of London, founded 1971, and closed in September 2011. The think tank said it was a non-partisan, non-profit organization, although critics argued that it was ...
, director, 2001–2003, Fellow 2003 * Sustainable Development Network, "Member" *
Competitive Enterprise Institute The Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) is a non-profit libertarian think tank founded by the political writer Fred L. Smith Jr. on March 9, 1984, in Washington, D.C., to advance principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individ ...
, Adjunct Fellow * Committee for a Constructive Tomorrow, Advisory Board * (stockbrokers), Research Analyst, 1986–1989 * Political Economy Research Center, Visiting Scholar


References


Further reading

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External links


AEI Profile: Roger Bate
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bate, Roger British lobbyists British economists British libertarians Alumni of University College London Alumni of the University of West London Living people American Enterprise Institute Year of birth missing (living people)