His research includes work on migration of skilled health professionals, staffing and compensation in public health systems of developing countries, and the functioning of low-wage labor markets in the United States. His research has been published in the Journal of Development Economics. He has also served as a consultant for the World Bank, Africa Technical Health Unit on projects in Ghana and Liberia. Dr. Phillips holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Georgetown University where he was awarded the Razin Prize for best dissertation paper in economics. Print-friendly