The World Development Report 2002 was prepared by a team led by Roumeen Islam, under the general direction of Nicholas Stern, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. The team was advised by a number of individuals both within and outside the World Bank. Within the bank, the team relied on the network structure to tap into internal expertise. The core team is presented below. To contact any team member please send an email to world_dev_report@worldbank.org Roumeen Islam, Director Some previous positions: Advisor to Chief Economist; Senior Economist, Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and Northa Africa, World Bank. Nationality: US, Bengali Languages: English, Bengali, French 
Arup Banerji, Senior Economist Area of emphasis: Markets and Society, Social Protection, Agricultural Markets Some previous positions: Senior Country Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region, World Bank; Assistant Professor/Director of Graduate Studies, Center for Development Economics, Williams College, Massachusetts. Nationality: Indian Languages: English, Bengali, Hindi, some Russian and French
Robert Cull, Economist Area of emphasis: Financial Sector, privatization and foreign entry in banking Some previous positions: Economist, United States Department of Commerce; Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics, University of California at LA Nationality: US Languages: English, Spanish
Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Lead Economist Area of emphasis: Financial sector Some previous positions: Economist, International Ecnomics Department, World Bank, Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Nationality: Turkish Languages: English, Turkish Webpage
Simeon Djankov, Senior Economist Area of emphasis: Corporate Governance, Transition Economies, Government Regulation, Media Independence Some previous positions: Economist, Financial Sector Policy Group, World Bank Nationality: Bulgarian Languages: Bulgarian, Russian, some German
Alexander Dyck, Consultant Area of emphasis: Privatization and Corporate Governance Some previous positions: Associate Professor, Harvard Business School Nationality: Canadian, American Languages: English, German
Aart C. Kraay, Senior Economist Area of emphasis: Political institutions, corruption and governance Some previous positions: Senior Economist, Research Department Nationality: Canadian Languages: English
Russell Pittman, Consultant Area of emphasis: Competition and regulation Current Position: Director of Research and Director of Technical Assistance, Economic Analysis Group, Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice Some previous positions: Chief, Competition Policy Section, Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice Nationality: US Languages: English, French
Helena Tang, Lead Economist Area of emphasis: Competition policy Some previous positions: Senior Country Economist, Europe and Central Asia, World Bank, Senior Manager of Research, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Nationality: American/Hong Kong Chinese Languages: English, Chinese (Cantonese), French
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