Areas of Interest:

• Labor and Human Development

Education:

• Ph.D., Economics, The University of Oxford, 1975
• B.A., (Great Distinction), Economics, Stanford University, 1971

Experience:

• The Brookings Institution - Present
• Chief Economist, Africa Region, The World Bank, Jul.2004
• Director, Poverty Reduction and Senior Advisor, Development Policy, The World Bank, May 2000-Jun.2004
• Director, Economic Policy and Senior Advisor, Development Policy, The World Bank, Jul.1999-Apr.2000

Latest Publications:

• "Migration, Remittances and Economic Development: A Review of Global Evidence" (with Sonia Plaza) Journal of African Economies 15 Special issue 2, 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).
• "Strategies for Pro-poor Growth: Pro-poor, pro-growth or both?" Journal of African Economies 15, 4 December 2006.