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