CURRICULUM VITAE
JOHN MARTIN PAGE, JR.
Business Address The Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue Washington, DC 20036 (202) 741-6569
Education Doctor of Philosophy (Economics) The University of Oxford, England August 1975
Bachelor of Arts with Great Distinction (Economics) Stanford University, Stanford, California June 1971
Diploma, Westmont High School San Jose, California June 1967
Academic Honors American Rhodes Scholar & Awards (California and New College; Nuffield College) Oxford University, 1971-1974
Studentship, Nuffield College, Oxford University, 1972-1974
The Ann L. Meyers Prize for the Outstanding Senior Thesis Economics, Stanford University, 1971
Departmental Honors at Graduation, Stanford University, 1971
Center for Latin American Studies, Stanford University, Fellowship for Field Research in Latin America, 1970
Phi Beta Kappa, 1970
1 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
The Brookings Institution, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program. Washington, DC Research and policy analysis. Africa Growth Initiative. 2008-
The International Growth Country Director. Ethiopia and Tanzania Country strategy, Centre, Oxford and London research design and quality review, policy analysis and 2009- communications.
The World Bank, Chief Economist, Africa Region, 2004-2008. Chief economic Washington, DC advisor to the regional Vice President, responsible for regional 1980-2008 corporate strategy, oversight of country strategies, quality and (Senior Positions) innovation in analytical and advisory services. Led major program of regional economic studies, resulting in several "flagship" publications. Principal spokesperson on economic policy issues confronting sub- Saharan Africa. Leading role in representing the Bank in international meetings, including the OECD, UNECA, World Economic Forum, and international donor conferences dealing with Africa. Academic research and writing. Liaison with academic and policy groups.
Director, Poverty Reduction and Senior Advisor, Development Policy, 2000-2004. Head of central department overseeing analytical and policy work on poverty issues and implementation of the joint World Bank/IMF Poverty Reduction Strategy Program (PRSP). Responsible for overall design and policy direction of World Bank poverty reduction programs, interactions with the IMF and monitoring and evaluation of program performance. Represented the Bank externally on poverty policy, strategy and aid coordination, including as Senior Level Delegate to the OECD-DAC. Senior advisor to the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist on links between research and Bank operations.
Director, Economic Policy and Senior Advisor, Development Policy, 1999-2000. Head of central department for macroeconomic analysis and policy, and trade policy. Principal Bank liaison to the WTO. Responsible for policy formulation for country assistance strategies, and knowledge management and staff development for economists bank-wide. Senior advisor to the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist on links between research and Bank operations.
Chief Economist and Director, Social and Economic Development Group, Middle East and North Africa Region, 1993-1999. Head of a multi-disciplinary department of about 50 staff, engaged in analytical, advisory, and lending services in economic policy, poverty and gender analysis, and social development. Chief economic advisor to the Vice President, responsible for oversight of design and quality of country strategy, analytical and advisory services, and external relations with academic and policy groups.
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Senior Economic Advisor, Policy Research Department, 1992- 1993. Principal advisor to the Director of the Research Department with management responsibility for major research projects, key dissemination activities, multi-unit research projects, and initiatives to encourage research with collaborating institutions. Secretary to President’s Committee on Private Sector Development.
Division Chief, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela Division, 1990- 1991. Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Manager of Division engaged in Bank- country strategy formulation and implementation, economic analysis and reporting, program management and structural adjustment lending operations.
Division Chief, Trade, Finance and Industry Operations Division, 1987-1990. Latin America and Caribbean Region, Manager of Division engaged in trade, industrial and financial sector analysis and lending in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Deputy Division Chief, Trade, Finance and Industry Operations Division, 1985-1987. Latin America and Caribbean Region, Deputy Manager of Division engaged in trade, industrial and financial sector analysis and lending in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries.
Princeton University Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs, 1978-1981 Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Department of Economics, Research and teaching (course titles: Theory of Cost-Benefit Analysis, Project Evaluation in LDCs, Economic Growth in Less Developed Countries)
Stanford University Research Associate and Lecturer, Food Research Institute, Senior 1977-1978 Investigator Stanford University/WARDA Project on the Political Economy of Rice in West Africa and teaching (course titles: Analytical Techniques for Development Planning, Agricultural Development and Economic Growth).
United States Navy Lieutenant Commander, Navigator and Head of 1974-1977 Navigation/Administration Department, USS Kansas City, (AOR-3).
3 Visiting and Adjunct External Project Director, United Nations University – World Institute Academic Appointments for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) Helsinki, Finland 2010-present
Senior Associate Member, St. Anthony’s College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK. 2008- present
Research Associate, Center for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, Oxford, UK 2008-present
Visiting Professor, National Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan (Course title: Trade and Industrial Policies for Developing Countries) 2008
Professorial Lecturer, Paul Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins University, Washington D.C., 1996 – 2006. (Course title: The Middle East in the World Economy).
Adjunct Professor, Graduate Program in Economics, The Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA. 1989 - 2003. (Course titles: Microeconomic Theory; Economic Development).
Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. 1992-1995. (Course title: Economic Growth in Developing Countries).
Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1985-1995. (Course title: Economic Development).
Visiting Lecturer with rank of Associate Professor Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University Princeton, NJ, 1982. (Course title: Industrialization and Industrial Policy in Less Developed Countries).
Consulting Consultant, The World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-present. Reports Experience on manufacturing sector in India and new aid donors in Africa. Consultant, African Development Bank, Tunis. 2008–present. Advisor to the Chief Economist and Research Department; Consultant, North Africa Department. Consultant, Global Development Network, New Delhi, India. 2008- 2010. Global development projects on Migration and Development and Creating Competitive Enterprises. Consultant, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), 2008-2009. Co- author: Industrial Development Report, 2008/09
4 Consultant, The Growth Commission, World Bank Washington, DC 2008. Paper on Africa’s long run growth prospects.
Other Professional Member, Editorial Advisory Board, The Africa Development Review, Activities 2008-present. Resource Person, Africa Economic Research Consortium, Nairobi, Kenya. 2007–present. Treasurer, The Phi Beta Kappa Society and Chair, Investment Committee, Phi Beta Kappa Foundation, 2004 – present. Senior Associate, Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, 2002 – present Member, Board of Directors, African Economic Research Consortium, 2004 – 2008. Member, Research Committee, The World Bank Group, 1996 - 2008 Member, United Nations Millennium Task Force One – Economic and Social Development, The Millennium Project, 2004-2005. Member, Readers Group, United Nations Development Program, Arab Human Development Report 2002 – 2005. Senior World Bank Delegate to the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, 2000 – 2005. Member, Board of Directors, Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, 1993 – 1999. Chair, Economic and Social Policy Committee, United Nations Interagency Task Force on the enabling Environment for Economic and Social Development, 1996-1997. Member, Editorial Board, The World Bank Economic Review, 1995- 1998. External Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank, Network of Research Centers in Latin America, 1992-1996. Referee: American Economic Review, The Economic Journal, The Journal of African Economies, The Journal of Comparative Economics, The Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, The Review of Economics and Statistics, The World Bank Economic Review, World Development, Cambridge University Press, MacMillan, Oxford University Press.
5 Selected Major Nordic Development Conference, Keynote Address, Copenhagen, Speaking Engagements 2011
Ministries of Development of Denmark and Sweden, Joint Senior Workshop on Research and Communications in Aid Effectiveness, Copenhagen, 2011.
Africa Economic Research Consortium Senior Policy Seminar XIII, Maputo, Mozambique, 2011
European Network on Poverty and Growth (PGNet) Annual Conference, Hamburg, 2011
The Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, DC, 2011
World Economic Forum on Africa: Cape Town, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011.
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, University of Kansas, 2009
DANIDA “Development Days” Keynote Address Copenhagen,2009
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tokyo 2008, 2009
Fourth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD IV), Yokohama, Japan, 2008.
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (OECF and Export-Import Bank of Japan): Tokyo, 1995, 2002, 2006, 2008.
Said School of Business, University of Oxford. Archbishop Desmond Tutu Fellows Lecture: Oxford, 2006, 2007
Royal Institute of International Affairs: London, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005, 2006.
World Affairs Council: Washington, D.C., 1996; North Carolina, 1997; Seattle/Tacoma, 1999, Houston, 1999, 2003; Western Michigan, 2000; Cleveland 2006.
6 PUBLICATIONS
Books, Monographs, and Journal Special Issues
After the Spring: Economic Transition in the Arab World (with Magdi Amin et.al.) New York: Oxford University Press (forthcoming), February 2012.
Structural Transformation and Industrial Development in Africa (edited with Olu Ajakaye) Journal of African Economies, 21, Special Issue 2, January 2012.
Industrial Development Report 2009: Breaking in and Moving Up – New Industrial Challenges for the Bottom Billion and the Middle Income Countries (with Paul Collier) Vienna: UNIDO, 2009.
Africa at a Turning Point? Growth, Aid and External Shocks. (edited with Delfin S. Go) Washington, D.C. The World Bank, 2008.
Shared Growth in Africa. (edited with Ernest Aryeetey and Ravi Kanbur) African Development Review, 18, Special Issue 3, December, 2006.
Peace and the Jordanian Economy (principal author), Washington D.C.: The World Bank, 1994.
The East Asian Miracle: Economic Growth and Public Policy (principal author) New York: Oxford University Press, 1993 (Arabic, Chinese and Japanese editions).
Small Manufacturing Enterprises: A Comparative Study of India and Other Countries (with I.M.D. Little and D. Mazumdar) New York: Oxford University Press, 1987.
Journal Articles
“Can Africa Industrialize?” Journal of African Economies 21, Special Issue 2, ii86-ii124, January 2012
“How Fragile is Africa’s Recent Growth?” (with Jorge Arbache) Journal of African Economies 19: 1- 24, January 2010.
"Strategies for Pro-poor Growth: Pro-poor, pro-growth or both?" Journal of African Economies, 15, 4, December 2006.
Boom, Bust and the Poor: Poverty Dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa, 1970 – 1999.” The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, December 2006.
"Migration, Remittances and Economic Development: A Review of Global Evidence" (with Sonia Plaza) Journal of African Economies, 15, Special Issue 2, December 2006
"Do International Migration and Remittances reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?" (with Richard Adams) World Development 33, 10, October 2005.
"Three Issues in Security and Development" Conflict, Security and Development, 4; 3, December 2004.
"Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in Selected Middle East and North African Countries, 1980-2000." (with R. Adams) World Development, 31, 12, December 2003.
7 “The Problem of Oil”, Middle East Policy, VI, 4, June 1999.
“Oman’s Economy: The Promise and the Challenge,” Middle East Policy, IV, 3, March 1996.
“The East Asian Miracle: Four Lessons for Development Policy,” NBER Macroeconomics Annual, 1994.
“Accumulation, Exports, and Growth in the High Performing Asian Economies” (with Howard Pack) Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, 40, 1994.
“The East Asian Miracle: An Introduction” World Development, 22, 4, April 1994.
“Regional Productivity Differentials & Development Policy in Yugoslavia 1965-78” (with Deborah Bateman and M. Nishimizu) Journal of Comparative Economics, 12, 1, March 1988.
“Productivity Change and Dynamic Comparative Advantage” (with M. Nishimizu) Review of Economics and Statistics, 68, 2, May1986.
“Productivity Change in Egyptian Industry After the Opening: 1973-1979” (with H. Handoussa and M. Nishimizu) Journal of Development Economics, 20, 1, February 1986.
“Firm Size and Technical Efficiency: Applications of Production Frontiers to Indian Survey Data,” Journal of Development Economics, 16, 4, December 1984.
“Industrial Policy in Developing Countries (with K. Dervis) Journal of Comparative Economics, 8, 4, December 1984.
“The Impact of Subsidies on LDC Industry: Theory and an Empirical Test” (with J.P. Martin) Review of Economics and Statistics 65, 4, November 1983.
“Total Factor Productivity Growth, Technological Progress, and Technical Efficiency Change: Dimensions of Productivity Change in Yugoslavia 1970-1978” (with M. Nishimizu). The Economic Journal, 9, 368, December 1982.
“Technical Efficiency and Economic Performance: Some Evidence from Ghana” Oxford Economic Papers, 32, 2, July 1980.
“Economies of Scale, Income Distribution, and Small Enterprise Promotion in Ghana’s Timber Industry” Food Research Institute Studies, XV, 1, 1976.
“Capturing Economic Rent from Ghanaian Timber” (with Scott R. Pearson and Haynne E. Leland) Food Research Institute Studies, XV, 1, 1976.
“Criteria for the Design of Agricultural Development Strategies” (with Bruce F. Johnston and Peter Warr) Food Research Institute Studies, XI, 1, 1972.
“Industrial Relocation in the East African Common Market” (with Scott R. Pearson), Bulletin of the Oxford Institute of Economics and Statistics, 33, 4, November 1971.
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Book Chapters and Other Published Papers
"Industry for Africa Why? How?" in E. Aryeetey, S. Devajaran, R. Kanbur, and L. Kasekende (eds) The Oxford Companion to the Economies of Africa Oxford: Oxford University Press , 2012
“Introduction – Lessons from and options for dealing with the crisis” in L. Kasekende, L. Ndikumana and A.B.Kamara (eds.) Mitigating the Impacts of the Financial and Economic Crisis in Africa. Paris: Economica for the African Development Bank Group, 2010
“Seizing the day: The global economic crisis and African manufacturing” in L. Kasekende, L. Ndikumana and A.B.Kamara (eds.) Mitigating the Impacts of the Financial and Economic Crisis in Africa. Paris: Economica for the African Development Bank Group, 2010
“Is Africa’s Economy at a Turning Point?” (with D. Go and J. S. Arbache) in John Page and Delfin Go (eds.) Africa at a Turning Point?: Growth, Aid and External Shocks. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2008.
“Patterns of Long Term Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa” (with J. Arbache) in John Page and Delfin Go (eds.) Africa at a Turning Point: Growth, Aid and External Shocks. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2008.
“Assessing the Macroeconomic Framework for Scaling Up Foreign Aid” (with D. Go, V. Korman and X. Ye) in John Page and Delfin Go (eds.) Africa at a Turning Point: Growth, Aid and External Shocks?. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2008.
“The Macroeconomic Dynamics of Scaling Up Foreign Aid” (with S. Devajaran, D. Go, S. Robinson, and K. Thierfelder) in John Page and Delfin Go (eds.) Africa at a Turning Point?: Growth, Aid and External Shocks. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2008.
"The Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Poverty" (with R. Adams) in S.M. Maimbo and D. Ratha (eds.) Remittances: Development Impact and Future Prospects. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2005.
"Human Rights and Poverty Reduction: Moving Towards Convergence" (with G.Nankani and L. Judge) in Phillip Alston and Mary Robinson (eds) Human Rights and Development: Towards Mutual Reinforcement. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005.
"Building the Country-based Approach" in R. Kagia (ed.) Balancing the Development Agenda: The Transformation of the World Bank Under James D. Wolfensohn, 1995 - 2005. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2005.
“When I Use a Word...': Pro- Poor Growth and Poverty Reduction” (with L. Cord and J. H. Lopez) in M. Krakowski (ed) Attacking Poverty: What makes growth pro-poor? Baden-Baden: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, 2004.
"Structural Reforms in the Middle East and North Africa" in P. Cornelius and K. Schwab (eds.) The Arab World Competitiveness Report, 2002-2003. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.
9 "Global Rules for Business: Challenges to Firm Competitiveness and Opportunities for Success" (with Dorsati Madani) in S. Fawzy (ed.) Globalization and Firm Competitiveness in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Washington, DC: The World Bank, 2002.
"Engendering Poverty Reduction Strategies" in United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Development Programme, LDCs: Building Capacities for Mainstreaming Gender in Development Strategies. New York: United Nations, 2002.
“Institutions, Investment and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa” (with L. Van Gelder) in S. Makdisi (ed.) Meeting the Investment Challenge in the Arab World. Kuwait: Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development, 2002 (in Arabic).
“Testing the Waters: Arab Integration, Competitiveness and the Euro-Med Agreements” (with J. Devlin) in S. Dessus, J. Devlin and R. Safadi (eds.) Towards Arab and Euro-Med Regional Integration. Paris: OECD, 2001.
“Missing Links: Institutional Capability and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa” (with L. Van Gelder), in H. Hakimian and Z. Moshauer (eds.) The State and Global Change: The Political Economy of Transition in the Middle East and North Africa. London: Curzon Press, 2001.
“Getting Ready for Globalization: Toward a New Privatization Strategy for the Middle East and North Africa” M. Celasun (ed.), State Owned Enterprises and Privatization in the Middle East and North Africa. London: Routledge, 2001 and Cairo: AUC Press, 2001.
“From Player to Referee: The Changing Role of Competition Policies and Regulation in the Middle East and North Africa,” (with N. Shafik and J. Saba) in T. Kaanan (ed.) The Role of the State in a Changing Arab Economic Environment. Abu Dhabi: Arab Monetary Fund, 2000 (in Arabic).
“The Maghreb and the European Union: Assessing the Impact of the Free Trade Agreements on Tunisia and Morocco,” (with John Underwood) in F. Giles (ed.) Proceedings: World Congress of the International Economics Association. Tunis, December 1995. London: MacMillan, 1999.
“Does Governance Matter” in G. Bhatta and J.L. Gonzales (ed.) Governance Innovations in the Asia Pacific Region, London: Ashgate, 1998.
“From Boom to Bust – And Back? The Crisis of Economic Growth in the Middle East” in N. Shafik (ed.) Prospects for Growth in the Middle East and North Africa Region, London: MacMillan, 1998.
“Adjustment, Investment and Growth in the High Performing Asian Economies” (with Amar Bhattarcharya) in H. Handoussa (ed.) Economic Transition in the Middle East. Cairo: AUC Press, 1997.
“Growth, the Maghreb and Free Trade with the European Union” (with John Underwood) in A. Galal and B. Hoekman (eds.) Regional Partners in Global Markets: Limits and Possibilities of the Euro-Med Agreements. London: Center for Economic Policy Research, 1997.
“Economic Reform In the Maghreb.” Wilton Park Occasional Papers London: Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1997.
“The East Asian Miracle and the Latin American Consensus, Can the Twain Ever Meet?” in N. Birdsall and F. Jasperson (eds.) Pathways to Growth: Comparing East Asia and Latin America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
10 “A Middle Eastern Miracle? Development Policy Lessons from East Asia” The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, Distinguished Lecturer Series 4. Cairo: Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, 1996.
“The East Asian Miracle One Year Later – Are Its Lessons Relevant to Other Countries?” in Economic Planning Agency of Japan, Possibility of the Application of Japanese Experience from the Standpoint of Developing Countries. Tokyo: Economic Planning Agency, 1995.
“Economic Prospects and the Role of Regional Development Finance Institutions” in Regional Economic Development in the Middle East: Opportunities and Risks: A Special Report. Washington D.C.: Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine, December, 1995.
“An Overview of the East Asian Miracle” Proceedings of a Symposium on the East Asian Miracle, Tokyo, Japan, December 3, 1993. Tokyo: Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund, 1994.
“Trade Policies in Mexico” in D. Salvatore (ed.) National Trade Policies, Handbook of Comparative Economic Policies. Volume 2. New York: Greenwood Press, 1992.
“Trade Policy, Market Orientation and Productivity Change in Industry”(with M. Nishimizu) in J. de Melo and A. Sapir (eds.) Trade Theory and Economic Reform: North South and East: Essays in Honor of Bela Balassa. Oxford, Basil Blackwell, 1991.
“El tamano de la empresa Y la efficiencia tecnica” in S. Teitel and L. Westphal, (eds.) Cambio Tecnologico Y Desarrollo Industrial. Mexico, DF and Buenos Aires: Fondo de Cultura Economica, 1990.
“The Pursuit of Industrial Growth: Policy Initiatives and Economic Consequences” in M. FG. Scott and D. Lal (eds.), Public Policy and Economic Development: Essays in Honor of Ian Little. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990.
“Productivity Change and Growth in Industry and Agriculture: An International Comparison” (with M. Nishimizu) in J.G. Williamson and V. Panchamukhi (eds.) The Balance Between Industry and Agriculture in Economic Development: Proceedings of the Eighth World Congress of the International Economics Association. London: MacMillan, 1989.
“Total Factor Productivity” (with M. Nishimizu) in G.M. Meier and W.F. Steel (eds.) Industrial Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
“The Policy Environment for Small Scale Enterprises” (with W.F. Steel) in G.M. Meier and W.F. Steel (eds.) Industrial Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
“Factor Markets for Small Scale Enterprises” in G.M. Meier and W.F. Steel (eds.) Industrial Adjustment in Sub-Saharan Africa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1989.
“Small Enterprise Development in Africa,” in Robert E. Nelson (ed.) Small Enterprise Development: Policies and Programs. Geneva: International Labor Office, 1983.
“Shadow Prices for West African Agriculture,” (with J. Dirck Stryker and Charles P. Humphreys) in Scott R. Pearson, J. Dirck Stryker et al, Rice in West Africa: Policy and Economics. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1981.
11 “A Methodology for Estimating Comparative Costs and Incentives,” (with J. Dirck Stryker), in Scott R. Pearson, J.Dirck Stryker et al, Rice in West Africa: Policy and Economics. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1981.
“The Social Efficiency of the Timber Industries in Ghana,” in I.M.D. Little and M. FG. Scott (eds.) Using Shadow Prices, London: Heineman Educational Books; New York: Holmes and Meier, 1976.
“Timber and Economic Development in Ghana,” in Scott R. Pearson and John Conway (eds.), Commodity Exports and African Economic Development. Lexington, Mass,: D.C. Heath, Lexington Books, 1974.
Comments and Short Papers
"Three Issues in Security and Development" in R. Picciotto and R Weaving (eds.) Security and Development: Investing in Prosperity . London and New York: Routledge, 2006.
“Comment on ‘Privatization and Labor Issues in the Context of Economic Reform’ by van der Hoeven, Karshenas,Sziraczki” in T. Kaanan (ed.) The Social Effects of Economic Adjustment on Arab Countries, Washington D.C.: International Monetary Fund, 1997.
“Comment on Shang-Jin Wei: The Open Door Policy and China’s Rapid Growth: Evidence from City Level Data,” in Takatoshi Ito and Anne O.Krueger (eds.) Growth Theories in Light of the East Asian Experience Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
“Comment on Hirohisa Kohama: Japan’s Development Cooperation and Economic Development in East Asia” in Takatoshi Ito and Anne O. Krueger (eds.) Growth Theories in Light of The East Asian Experience. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1995.
“Errores y Aciertos del Resto del Mundo, Algunas Lecciones Para Colombia: Mesa Redonda y Discussion” in Crecimiento Economico: Teoria, Instituciones y Experienca Internacional Monica Aparicio and William Easterly (eds.) Bogota: Banco de la Republica, 1995.
“The East Asian Miracle: Building a Basis for Growth” Finance and Development, March 31, 1994.
“Exploring the Origins of Asia’s Success,” Global Business, May 1994.
“Securing the Peace Dividend” Middle East Executive Reports, 17, 10, October 1994.
“Comment: the Relationship Between Financial Liberalization and Structural Reform” in Alvin Cohen and Frank R. Gunter (eds.) The Colombian Economy Issues of Trade and Development, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992.
“Comentario sobre Moises Naim, Las Instituciones: El Eslabon Perdido de las Reformas Economicas en America Latina” in Monica Aparicio and William Easterly (eds.), Crecimiento Economico: Teoria, Instituciones y Experienca Internacional, Bogota: Banco de la Republica,1995.
“Comment: Technology Gaps Between Industrial and Developing Countries by Pack” Proceedings of The World Bank Annual Conference on Development Economics 1992.
12 “Comment: the Relationship Between Financial Liberalization and Structural Reform” in Alvin Cohen and Frank R. Gunter (eds.) The Colombian Economy Issues of Trade and Development, Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press, 1992.
Selected Working Papers and Reports:
“Jobs, Justice and the Arab Spring” African Development Bank monograph (forthcoming) 2012.
“Aid, the Private Sector and Structural Transformation in Africa” UNU-WIDER Working Paper, 2012
“Africa 2050: Drivers, Consequences and Choices” Africa 2050 Working Paper Series, Tunis: African Development Bank, 2011.
“The Diversification Challenge in Africa’s Resource Rich Economies” Paper presented at the Africa Economic Research Forum Senior Policy Seminar XIII, Maputo, Mozambique, June 2011 (forthcoming in Seminar Proceedings volume).
“Seizing the Day? The Global Economic Crisis and African Manufacturing” African Development Bank Working Paper Series No 102, 2009
“Rowing Against the Current: The Diversification Challenge in Africa’s Resource Rich Economies.” Global Economy and Development Working Paper No. 29. The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC December, 2008. (forthcoming in AERC Conference Volume)
"Should Africa Industrialize?" paper presented at the UNU-MERIT, UNU-WIDER, UNIDO conference Pathways to Industrialization in the 21st Century, Maastricht, NL, October 2009 (forthcoming in WIDER Conference Volume)
“Africa's Growth Turnaround: From Fewer Mistakes to Sustained Growth” Working Paper No. 54 Commission on Growth and Development, Washington, DC, 2009
“Accelerating Development Outcomes in Africa: Progress and Change in the Africa Action Plan” Development Committee Paper, 2007
"Meeting the Challenge of Africa's Development: A World Bank Group Action Plan" Development Committee Paper. 2005
Progress Reports on Implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Initiative. Development Committee Papers. 2000 - 2004.
“Reconstruction in Lebanon: Challenges for Macroeconomic Management” (with D. Gressani) Middle East and North Africa Discussion Paper, The World Bank April, 1999.
Mexico: Trade Policy, Industrial Performance and Adjustment, Report No. 6215a-ME, Projects Department, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, The World Bank, Washington D.C., June 24, 1986.
Zambia: Industrial Policy and Performance, Report No, 4436-ZA, Industry Department and Eastern African Projects Department, Energy and Industry Staff and Eastern Africa Regional Office, The World Bank, Washington D.C., April 12, 1985.
13 “Small Enterprise Development: Economic Issues from African Experience,” (with W.F. Steel) World Bank Technical Paper No. 26, 1984.
Arab Republic of Egypt: Issues of Trade Strategy and Investment Planning, Report No, 4136-EGT, Country Programs Department I, Europe, Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, The World Bank, Washington D.C., January 14, 1983.
“Shadow Prices for Trade Strategy and Investment Planning in Egypt,” World Bank Staff Working Paper No. 521, June 1982.
Yugoslavia: Small Scale Industry and Industrial Policy, Report No, 3452-YU, Country Programs Department I, Europe, Middle East and North Africa Regional Office, The World Bank, Washington D.C., August 28, 1981.
Research in Industrial Development and Industrial policy in Africa (Learning to Progress Compete (with UNU-WIDER and the AfDB) Economic diversification in Africa The new economic transition in the Middle East Migration and development
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