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Senior Fellow and Deputy Director

Homi Kharas

Homi Kharas

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

Homi Kharas is a senior fellow and deputy director for the Global Economy and Development program. Kharas also works with the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative. Formerly a chief economist in the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, Kharas currently leads a research project on aid agency effectiveness, and also has expertise on East Asia development and global economic trends.



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

“Development assistance is a collective effort that must be guided by the needs of developing countries… Streamlining aid institutions and achieving policy coherence between aid and other instruments is urgently needed.”


Research and Commentary


Save to My PortfolioBetter than Expected U.S. Support for Global DevelopmentJanuary 06, 2012The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioBusan, the United States and Transparent Development ResultsNovember 28, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioFrom Aid to Global Development CooperationSeptember 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioCan the Asian Middle Class Come of Age? June 12, 2011East Asia Forum
Save to My PortfolioDoha or BustJune 03, 2011ForeignPolicy.com
Save to My PortfolioRising in Rhythm: Penang's Cities, People and EconomyMay 06, 2011Khazanah Nasional Berhad
Save to My PortfolioLatin America's Global Middle ClassApril 26, 2011The Brookings Institution

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