Jeffery Tanner holds research interests in the microeconomics of poverty and inequality. Before joining the WDR 2006 team, he was the Dean’s Fellow at Harvard University’s Master of Public Administration in International Development program. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University as a double major in Economics and International Development.
His prior World Bank experience includes work with Poverty Reduction and Economic Management group on issues of Social Capital in Africa. He has also worked in a British financial services firm; as a research analyst for FINCA International; on several medical missions to Central America; and has co-founded two non-governmental organizations operating in Latin America.
Works by this Author:
“Estimating and Serving Hidden Populations; The Case of Street Children in Madurai.”
“Time’s Flies; A Mechanism for Economic Growth in Property Rights”
“Analysis and Prospects for Macroeconomic Growth in Honduras” with co-authors David Goldstein and Guloran Turon-Ergil.
“Civil Society, Social Capital, and Good Governance in the Sudan: Policy Recommendations”
“Microeconomics of Gender Discrimination in Health and Education in South Africa” with co-authors Orazio Bellettini, Teresa Cavero, and Tawiah Nerquaye-Tetteh.
“Economic Yields to Time Spent in a Village Bank: an Econometric Analysis”
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