Johannes F. Linn

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Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

A former World Bank vice president for Europe and Central Asia, Johannes Linn was the director of the Wolfensohn Center for Development from 2005-2010. His research focuses on international development and global governance issues. | View Full Bio

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Expertise

  • Development
  • Global governance
  • Central and Eastern European transition
  • Transatlantic economic relations

Experience

Past Positions

  • Vice President, Europe and Central Asia, the World Bank
  • Vice President, Financial Policy and Resource Mobilization, the World Bank
  • Director, Country Policy Department and International Economics Department, the World Bank
  • Senior Economic Advisor to Vice President and Chief Economist, the World Bank
  • Staff Director, World Development Report, 1988, the World Bank
  • Senior Departmental Economist, East Asia and Pacific Region, The World Bank
  • Senior Country Economist, Thailand Country Division, the World Bank
  • Lecturer, Department of Economics, Cornell University

Education

  • Ph.D., Cornell University, 1972
  • B.A., Oxford University, 1968

Language Fluency

  • German

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