Monday, April 26, 2010

Fed Event: Internat'l Dev. Scholar Paul Collier at World Bank, Mon., 4/26

Be sure to RSVP if you're interested! Info is below.

AUTHOR:
Paul CollierProfessor & Director, Department of Economics, Center for the Study of African Economies, Oxford UniversityMr. Collier is Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for the Study of African Economies at Oxford University and a former director of Development Research at the World Bank. In addition to the award-winning The Bottom Billion, he is the author of Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places.

MEDIATOR:
Otaviano CanutoVice President & Head of Network, Poverty Reduction & Economic Management, World BankMr. Canuto is World Bank Vice President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management. He took up his position after serving as the Vice President for Countries at the Inter-American Development Bank. Mr. Canuto provides strategic leadership and direction to Regional units as well as groups working on economic policy formulation in the area of growth and poverty, debt, trade, gender, and public sector management and governance. He is also involved in managing the Bank’s overall interactions with key partner institutions.

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