Expertise
Determinants of long-run economic growth; Effectiveness of foreign aid
Background
Current Positions
Professor of Economics at New York University, joint with Africa House (January 2003-present); Co-Director of NYU's Development Research Institute; editor of Aid Watch blog; Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research ; Co-Editor, Journal of Development Economics, Associate editor, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Comparative Economics
Past Positions
Institute for International Economics and Center for Global Development (2001-03); Research Economist, The World Bank (1985-2001); Teaching Assistant and Consultant to government of Jamaica, MIT (1984-85, 1983); Research Fellow, El Colegio de Mexico (1983-84); Economist for Latin American Service, Data Resources, Inc. (1980-81)
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, MIT, 1985; BA, Bowling Green State University, 1979