This Report was prepared by the Economic Policy and Prospects Group and drew on resources throughout the Development Economics Vice Presidency, the Economic Policy Sector Board, and the World Bank operational regions. The task manager and lead author of the Report was Ahsoka Mody, assisted by William Shaw, with direction from Uri Dadush. The Report was prepared under the general direction of Jo Ritzen and Nicholas Stern. Ashoka Mody is currently the International Monetary Fund. He joined the World Bank in 1987 and worked in various positions until 2003. In 1997 he spent a year at the Wharton School as a visiting Professor of Public Policy. Prior to joining the World Bank and later the IMF, he was a Research Associate at the Centre for Development Studies in Trivandum and a member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories. He earned a degree in Electronics from the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, a M.Phil. in Applied Economics from the Centre for Development Studies in Trivandrum and a Ph.D. in Economics from the Boston University. William Shaw retired in 2003 as Lead Economist for the International Finance Team of the Development Prospects Group and is currently working with the group as the principal author of the Global Economic Prospects 2006 Report. He has also worked in Regional Operations on Bolivia, Tanzania, and private sector development issues in the Caribbean. Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Shaw worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Mr. Shaw holds a Ph.D. from George Washington University. Hans Timmer is Lead Economist and Manager of the Global Trends Team in the Development Prospects Group. Before joining the Bank in May 2000, he was head of international economic analysis at the Central Planning Bureau (CPB) for ten years. He has had vast experience working with the European Commission, IPCC and the OECD, as well as with the Indian Planning Commission and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; and has participated in international modeling groups such as LINK and GTAP. Hans Timmer studied Econometrics at Erasmus University, Rotterdam and has been a researcher at the University of Lodz in Poland and at the Netherlands Economic Institute. Himmat Kalsi is a Senior Financial Economist in the International Finance Team. His responsibilities include monitoring emerging market finance in all sectors of capital markets and analyzing prospects and risks that can potentially effect such financing. He writes extensively on topical issues related to debt, investor risk aversion, creditworthiness, demand and supply of capital, linkages between primary and secondary markets, risk premiums and pricing dynamics, and structured financing, including that for trade and infrastructure. He maintains relations with a network of participants in capital markets. In addition, he serves as an institutional anchor for resource and information on capital flows, debt, domestic and international financial markets, and country creditworthiness. He was a member of the World Bank’s former International Debt and Finance Division. Mr. Kalsi holds a Master’s degree in Economics, a Master of Business Administration in Finance, and a diploma in Chartered Accountancy. Malvina Pollock is currently a Lead Debt Specialist in the World Bank’s Credit Risk Group (SFRCR). She coordinates the Bank’s work with the Paris Club and the Berne Union. |
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