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Distinguished Visiting Fellow

Jacques van der Gaag

Jacques van der Gaag

Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Global Health Initiative

Jacques van der Gaag researches the economics of poverty, the economic consequences of HIV/AIDS and international health care financing. He is an economics professor at the University of Amsterdam.

Expertise

Economics of poverty; Structural adjustment; Labor markets;Health and education economics; Social policy

Background

Current Positions
Professor of Development Economics, University of Amsterdam; Director, Amsterdam Institute for International Development

Past Positions
Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business (founder of University of Amsterdam Business School); Chief Economist, Human Development Network, the World Bank; Chief Human Resources Division, Latin America and the Caribbean, the World Bank; Chief Welfare and Human Resources Division, the World Bank; Visiting Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Education

Ph.D., Leiden University

Research and Commentary

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