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. Press release |
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. Order the book |
| 2007 | Annual Aware for Quality of Research Discovery Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda, eds. Kym Anderson and Will Martin.Order the book |
| 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. More |
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. More |
| 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. More |
| Jul 2005 | Gershon 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. More |
| 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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