Expertise
Development economics; Growth; Macroeconomics; International Trade; Public Finance and Public debt; Competitiveness; Regional cooperation; Subnational development; Poverty alleviation; Finance for development; East Asia
- Language Fluency:
- Spanish
- French
Background
Past Positions
Chief Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank, Washington D.C.; Director, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management, East Asia and Pacific Region, World Bank, Washington D.C.; Director, Economic Policy, World Bank, Washington D.C.; Senior Partner, Jeff Sachs and Associates
Education
Ph.D. Harvard University, 1980; M.A. (1978), B.A. (1975), Cambridge University
Should low-income countries be allowed to borrow from the IBRD if interest rates remain below 1 percent?