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Senior Fellow

Daniel Kaufmann

Daniel Kaufmann

Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Development Assistance and Governance Initiative

Daniel Kaufmann was previously the director at the World Bank Institute, leading the work on governance and anti-corruption. His areas of expertise are public sector and regulatory reform, development, governance and anti-corruption. Read Full Bio



Expertise

Public sector reform; governance; anti-corruption; development; foreign aid; developing countries

  • Language Fluency:
  • Spanish
  • Hebrew

Background

Past Positions
Director, World Bank Institute (2001-08); Sr. Manager, Regulation, Finance and Governance, World Bank Institute (1999-2001); Lead Economist, Development Research Group, World Bank (1998-99); Visiting Scholar, Harvard University (1996-97); Chief of Mission for the World Bank, Kiev, Ukraine (1992-96); Principal Economist, Post-Socialist Transition Economies, World Bank (1991-92); Core member & co-author, World Development Report 1991, ‘The Challenge of Development’, World Bank (1990-91); Sr. Country Economist, Africa Region, World Bank (1988-1990); Economist, Industry and Finance, Africa Region, World Bank (1984-88); Teaching Fellow and Lecturer, Harvard University (1976-1980)

Education

Ph.D. in Economics (1982) and M.A. in Economics, (1979) Harvard University; B.A. in Economics and Statistics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem

"To make further progress on the MDGs and Aid Effectiveness, governance and anti-corruption has yet to receive the concrete attention it deserves by many donor and recipient countries."


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioRussia and China Leadership Props Up Syria’s Assad February 06, 2012Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioFrom Aid to Global Development CooperationSeptember 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioLibya's Startling Failure: Unforeseen or Ignored?February 25, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe U.N.'s Millennium Development GoalsSeptember 16, 2010Brookings Up Front Blog

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