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Apr
2008
Maureen Cropper elected to membership in the U.S. National Academy of Sciences along with 71 others in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. 
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Sep 
2007
Martin Ravallion new Director of the Development Research Group, World Bank.  
Jul-Aug 2007

Honorable Mention, Outstanding Review Article 
American Agricultural Economics Association
"Distortions to World Trade: Impacts on Agricultural Markets and Farm Incomes," Kym Anderson, Will Martin, and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe, Review of Agricultural Economics 28(2), 2006.

2007 

Quality of Communication Award
American Agricultural Economics Association
Poverty and the WTO: Impacts of the Doha Development Agenda, eds. W. Hertel and L. Alan Winters, World Bank. 
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2007Annual Aware for Quality of Research Discovery
Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda, eds. Kym Anderson and Will Martin.
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2006 Quality of Communication Award
American Agricultural Economics Association
Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda, eds. Kym Anderson and Will Martin.   Order the book
Nov
2006
Hewlett awards $1.5 million 2-year grant to Development Research Group for a research program on fertility, reproductive health & socioeconomic outcomes. 
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2005

Quality of Research Discovery Award
American Agricultural Economics Association
"Success and Failure of Reforms: Insights from Transition Agriculture," Scott Rozelle (University of California) & Johann Swinnen (World Bank), Journal of Economic Literature 42(2), June2004.
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2005

Publication of Enduring Quality Award
American Agricultural Economics Association
"Adoption of Agricultural Innovations in Development Countries: A Survey," Gershon Feder (World Bank), Richard Just (University of Maryland), and David Zilberman (University of California at Berkeley), Economic Development and Cultural Change 33(2): 255-98, 1985. 
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Jul 2005Gershon Feder appointed Fellow, American Agricultural Economics Association

2004

Quality of Research Discovery Award
American Agricultural Economics Association
"Getting Institutions Right for Whom? Credit Constraints and the Impact of Property Rights," Michael Carter (University of Wisconsin) & Pedro Olinto (World Bank),American Journal of Agricultural Economics25, 2003.  More

2003

Quality of Research Discovery Award
American Agricultural Economics Association
"Hazards of Expropriation: Tenure Insecurity and Investments in Rural China," Hanan Jacoby & Guo Li (WB) and Scott Rozelle (University of California), American Economic Review; 92(5), 2002.  More

 

Publication of Enduring Quality
American Agricultural Economics Association
"Futures Markets and the Theory of the Firm under Price Uncertainty," Gershon Feder (World Bank), Richard Just (University of Maryland), and Andrew Schmitz, Quarterly Journal of Economics (March): 317-28, 1980. More

2002

2nd Place, Iddo Sarnat Award of Journal of Banking and Finance
"How does Foreign Entry Affect Domestic Banking Markets, " Asli Demirguc-Kunt,Stijn Claessens (World Bank), Harry Huizinga, Journal of Banking and Finance 25(5), April 2001.

2000

 

Best Contributed Paper Award, International Association of Agricultural Economists, International Association of Agricultural Economists, XXIV Conference 2000
"The Green Revolution and the Productivity Paradox: Evidence from the Indian Punjab," Rinku Murgai (World Bank), Agricultural Economics 25, 2001.

2000

Global Development Network 2000, First Place Medal for Research Theme: Escaping Poverty
"Sources of Ethnic Inequality in Viet Nam," Dominique van de Walle (World Bank) & Dileni Gunewardena (University of Peradineya), Journal of Development Economics65, 2001. 
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1999 

Best Paper Award, Southern Finance Association
"Capital Structures in Developing Countries,” Asli Demirguc-Kunt (World Bank), V. Aivazian, L. Booth, V. Maksimovic,  Journal of Finance 56(1), 2001.
 

 

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