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Can Innovative Financing Help Reduce Global Poverty and Prevent Climate Change?
Article in "Our Planet" magazine, October, 2005

Innovative Financing Options, the Private Sector, and The Fight Against Global Poverty: What's New and What's Next?
Paper prepared for Aspen Roundtable on Reducing Global Poverty, August 2005

Beyond the City: The Rural Contribution to Development in LAC
Book-Length "Annual Flagship Study", The World Bank, Washington DC, February, 2005
with Guillermo E. Perry, William Foster, Daniel Lederman, Alberto Valdes

The Challenge for the Indigenous People in Latin America
Op-Ed in La Razon, Bolivia, August 2, 2004
Also in La Voz del Caribe, Mexico

The Threat of AIDS in Latin America (A ameaça da AIDS na América Latina)
Op-Ed, with Jean-Louis Sarbib, in the Brazilian daily Correio Braziliense, July 10, 2004
Also in Hablemos and El Diario del Hoy

Fighting Corruption: The Challenges for Latin America
Invited Column in El Heraldo, Honduras, June 2004

Latin America's Economies Can Do Better
Miami Herald, May 7, 2004

The Unfinished Agenda: Trade Policy in Latin America
Article in Latin Finance, March 2004

Working Toward a Better Future for Central America
Op-Ed in The Miami Herald, January 30, 2004
Also in La Prensa, Nicaragua, January 27, 2004

The Stakes in Monterrey: Latin America's Future
Op-Ed in The International Herald Tribune, January 12, 2004

Mexico Gains From NAFTA, But Not As Much As It Could Have
Article in Reforma, Mexico City, January 8, 2004

Why Eyes Are On Brazil
Op-Ed in The International Herald Tribune, December 24, 2003
With Vinod Thomas

Indigenous Peoples A Key To Growth
Article in The Miami Herald, December 10, 2003

AIDS and Health Systems: Latin America Faces the Challenges
Op-Ed in El Chronista, Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 3, 2003

Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean: Breaking with History?
Book-Length "Annual Flagship Study", The World Bank, Washington D.C., October 2003
with Guillermo E. Perry, Francisco Ferreira, Michael Walton, et al.

The Paraguayan Challenge
Article in ABC, Asunción, Paraguay, September 9, 2003

U.S. Benefits from Opening Markets to Latin America
Op-Ed in The Miami Herald, September 8, 2003

Trade for Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Report, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., September, 2003

Latin America and the New Millennium
Article with Guillermo Perry, La Reforma, Mexico, August 8, 2003

Mejores Practicas de Politica Social (Eng. Trans: Better Practice in Social Policy)
Booklet with four keynote speeches launching Poverty Conference, Mexico City, July 2003
The other three are by Mexican President Vicente Fox, Enrique Iglesias, and Fancisco Gil

Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Development: Durban Plus One
Article in World Bank Report on the Durban Conference, May 2003

Closing the Gap in Education and Technology
Book-Length "Annual Flagship Study", The World Bank, Washington D.C., March 2003
with Guillermo E. Perry, et al.

The Education and Technology Gap in Mexico and Latin America
Article in Reforma, Mexico City, March 19, 2003
With Guillermo Perry

Latin America and The Challenge of AIDS
Article in La Chronista, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March 12, 2003

Securing Economic Security for Latin Americans
Article in La Tercera, Santiago, Chile, March, 2003

Nicaragua's Long Road Ahead
Op-Ed in La Prensa, Managua, Nicaragua, February 27, 2003

The Future of Pension Reform in Latin America
Article in Finance and Development, September, 2002
With Danny Leipziger and P.S. Srinivas

Building a Stronger Economic Foundation for Peace and Security in Latin America
Presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, June 22, 2002

Poverty in Latin America: What Journalists Should Know
Article in El Universal, Bogota, Colombia, May 8, 2002

Fighting Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean
Article in Global Future, Second Quarter, 2002

Nicaragua's Challenges in Difficult Times
Article in La Prensa, Managua, Nicaragua, February 27, 2002

Privatization: Weighing the Evidence
Report, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2002 With Danny Leipziger and Vivien Foster

Trade Liberalization and Labor Reform in Latin America and the Caribbean in the 1990s: A Lost Decade or a First Step Forward?
Report, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2002
With Ernesto May, William Maloney, and Quentin Wooden

From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy: Trade and Job Quality
Book-Length "Annual Flagship Study", The World Bank, Washington D.C., Nov. 2001
With Daniel Lederman, William F. Maloney, Guillermo E. Perry, et al.

Natural Resources: Blessing or Curse?
La Nacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina, November 2, 2001
Also in La Republica, Colombia, November, 2001
And in La Tercera, Santiago, Chile, October 22, 2001

Don't Forget Latin America
Op-Ed in La Tercera, Santiago, Chile, October 4, 2001

Don't Abandon the Poor
Op-Ed in The Miami Herald, September 28, 2001

Tequila Sunrise? Eight Steps The Fox Government Can Take
Remarks at the World Economic Forum Meetings in Cancun, Mexico, February 26, 2001

Can Poverty Be Eradicated in Latin America?
Article in Le Temps, Switzerland, September 29, 2000

A Future With Economic Security
Article in La Nacion, Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 29, 2000
Also in El Universal, Caracas, Venezuela, June 22, 2000

Securing Our Future in a Globalizing Economy
Book-Length "Annual Flagship Study", The World Bank, Washington D.C., June 2000
with Guillermo Perry, et al.

Education Sector Strategy
Book-Length Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., July 1999
With Maris O'Rourke et al.

Health, Nutrition, and Population Sector Strategy
Book-Length Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., September, 1997
With Richard G. Feachem and Alexander S. Preker

Chiapas and Its Implications
Report, The World Bank, February 1994

The Bank and NAFTA
Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., December, 1993

Let's Get The NAFTA Debate Back On Track
Op-Ed in The New York Times, 1993

Investing in People: The World Bank in Action
Short Book, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1992
With Helen Saxenian, K.Y. Amoako, et al.

Affordability and the financing of health projects
Chapter in book Economics for Health Sector Analysis (ed. M Over),
The World Bank, Washington, 1991
With N. Prescott and M. Over

Water for Rural Communities: Helping People to Help Themselves
Short Book, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1988
With John Briscoe

Rural Water Supply and Sanitation: Time for a Change
Short Book, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1987
With Anthony Churchill, et al.

Expenditure and Financing Issues in the Health Sector in Indonesia
Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1986

Population, Health, and Nutrition
Chapter in book Investing in Development, ed. by Warren C. Baum and Stokes M. Tolbert
Oxford University Press, 1985

Paying for Health Services in Developing Countries
Booklet, The World Bank, Washington D.C., February 1985

Paying for Health Services in Developing Countries: A Call for Realism
Article in World Health Forum 6, 99 105, 1985

The Analysis and Assessment of Health Programs
Article in Social Science and Medicine, 1985
With Nicholas Prescott

The Health Sector and the Social Security System in Argentina
Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1985

Planning the Netherlands' Water Resources
Book, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1985 With B. F. Goeller et al.

Getting Results in the Social Sectors
Article, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1985

Strategies for Paying for Health Services in Developing Countries
Booklet, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1984

Population, Health, and Nutrition Sectors: Key Issues and Investment Priorities
Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1984
With Lauren A. Chester

Economic Analysis in The Population, Health and Nutrition Sectors
Book-Length Study, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1984

Issues in Health Sector and Project Analysis
Book-Length Study, The World Bank, Washington D.C., December, 1983

Financing and Resource Allocation Issues in Health Sector and Project Work
Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 1983

Health Financing in Malawi
Report, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1982

The Benefits and Costs of Health Projects: An Example from Peru
Report, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1982

Food and Nutrition Issues in Nigeria
Book-Length Report, The World Bank, Washington D.C., October, 1981

Tests of Seven Hypotheses on Welfare Dependency and Family Disintegration
Doctoral Dissertation, Princeton University, March 1978
Winner, Outstanding Dissertation Award, National Tax Association

Protecting an Estuary from Floods: The Case of the Oosterschelde
Book-Length Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1977
With the Rand Oosterschelde Team

The Economic and Social Impacts of Floods: The Case of the Oosterschelde
Book-Length Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, July, 1977
With F. J. P. Heuer and J. W. Weehuizen

Welfare and Work: Options for California
Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, January 1977
With Allan F. Abrahamse, et al.

Counting Welfare: Whither Next?
RAND, Santa Monica, California, January 1976
With Allan F. Abrahamse, et al.

Municipal Services Pricing and Residential Development
Report for the National Sciences Foundation, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1975

Equalization and Equity in General Revenue Sharing
Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1975
With Stephen M. Barro

The Welfare and Nonwelfare Poor in New York City
Book, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1974

The Housing Assistance Supply Experiment: Early Results
Book-Length Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, November, 1974
With Ira S. Lowry, et al.

Intercity Short-Haul Transportation in the California Corridor
Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1974
With B.F. Goeller and others

Short-Haul Transportation: Demand Prediction
Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1974

Order from Chaos: A New Welfare Data Strategy for New York City
Book-Length Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, August, 1973

Indigent New Yorkers: How Many and How Indigent?
Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1973

A New Look at the Welfare Caseload in New York City
Book-Length Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1972

Testing the Supply Response to Housing Allowances: An Experimental Design
Report, RAND, Santa Monica, California, 1971
With Ira S. Lowry and Peter Rydell

Market Choices and Optimum City Size
Article in American Economic Review Proceedings 61, 1971 With E. S. Mills

Selected Speeches, Presentations, Invited Lectures

Innovative Financing, Climate Change, and Energy Futures
Invited Keynote, Sustainable Energy Future Initiative Conference, October, 2005

Where The World Bank Should Be Headed Now
Invited Remarks at Conference organized by the Center for Global Development, September 23, 2005

Investment Prospects in Latin America
J.P. Morgan Conference, July 26, 2005

Why Latin America Isn't Growing Faster
Panelist at Council on Foreign Relations Event, May 3, 2005

Under Reconstruction: The Future of International Development
Opening Keynote Remarks, Yale University Conference, January 27, 2005

Building Up the Bottom of the Pyramid: The Potential of Micro-entrepreneurs
Invited Remarks, Social Entrepreneurs Summit, Campinas, Brazil, November 6, 2004

Why Is Latin America Not Keeping Up with East Asia?
Opening Keynote Lecture at the LACEA Annual Meetings, San Jose, Costa Rica, November 4, 2004

Harvesting Opportunities: Rural Development in the 21st Century
Keynote Address, Regional Forum, San Jose, Costa Rica, October 19, 2004

Why The Cost of Doing Business Is So High in Latin America
Invited remarks at the Conference of the Group of 50, the Carnegie Endowment, October 14, 2004

The Emergence of China: Opportunities and Challenges for Latin America & the Caribbean
Opening, Inter-American Development Bank conference, October 1, 2004

The Infrastructure Dilemma in Latin America: Where's the Road Ahead?
Opening, Inter-American Development Bank Seminar, Lima, Peru, March 26, 2004

Achieving Sustainable Growth with Equity in Latin America and the Caribbean
Presentation to the Board, The World Bank, March 16, 2004

Searching for Lift-Off: Latin America's Long Odyssey
Tufts University, March 5, 2004 and Georgetown University, February 26, 2004

Challenges and Prospects for Latin America and the Caribbean
Invited Lecture, Association of Washington Diplomats, March 4, 2004

What Lies Ahead for Latin America's Economies?
Conference on European, Latin American, and U.S. Policy, March 1, 2004

The New Central American Free Trade Treaty: Opportunities and Challenges
Keynote, CAFTA Conference, February 17, 2004

Is There Life After Debt? Latin America's Challenge
University Public Lecture, Princeton University, November 12, 2003

Breaking with History: Latin America's Struggle with Inequality
Conference on Development, Brazilia, Brazil, October 24, 2003

Integration with Equity
Opening Keynote, Regional Thematic Forum, Angra Dos Reís, Brazil, October 21, 2003

The Private Sector's Role in Promoting Public Sector Progress
Keynote, Business Leaders Forum, Mexico City, July 14, 2003

Progress Achieved and Challenges Pending: Mexico's Long March
Opening, Conference on Best Practices in Social Policy, Mexico City, May 7, 2003

Durban Plus One: Opportunities for Racial and Ethnic Inclusion in Development
Keynote, Forum on Diversity, Washington, D.C., May, 2003

Attacking Poverty During Times of Crisis
Keynote Lecture, Seminar Series on the Role of Journalism in Times of Crisis
Global Videoconference coordinated by Monterrey Institute of Technology
Mexico, April 5, 2003

Bridging to the Future: Options for Brazil
Invited Presentation to President Lula's Economic and Social Council
Brazilia, March 31, 2003

Protecting Public Health in Times of Crisis: Immunization is Key
Invited Lecture, Pan-American Health Organization, December, 13, 2002

Governance for the Empowerment of the Poor
Keynote, Regional Thematic Forum II, Lima, Peru, October 29 , 2002

Lessons from Latin America's Tough Times
CEO Summit, Asia-Pacific Economic Commission, Los Cabos, México, October 25, 2002

Latin America's Long Winter of Discontent
Annual Bank Conference on Development, Latin America and the Caribbean
Madrid, October 9, 2002

Crisis and Regionalization in Latin America
Public Lecture, France-Ameriques - Cercle des Nations Americaines
Paris, France, July 4, 2002

Latin America and the Caribbean : Challenges and Prospects
Public Lecture, Italian Bankers Association, Rome, Italy, July 2002

Racial Discrimination In Latin America: A Serious Problem Ignored Too Long
Keynote, Conference on Race in Latin America, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2002

Colombia's Long March
Invited Presentation, Woodrow Wilson Center Seminar, June 17, 2003

From Washington Consensus to Washington Contentious: Sizing up the Recipes
Conference on Globalization, Washington, D.C., June 12, 2002

Latin America: The Challenges of the Millennium Development Goals
Inter-American Development Bank Conference, Washington, D.C., June 10, 2002

Myths and Mystifications about Globalization
The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, May 24, 2002

What The Media Should Be Saying About Poverty in Latin America
Keynote, Conference of the Inter-American Press Association, Miami, April 29, 2002

Violence in Latin America: A Crisis Out of Control?
Inter-American Coalition for the Prevention of Violence, Washington, D.C., April 12, 2002

Globalization's Many Faces
Opening Keynote, Conference of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago, Chile, March 7, 2002

Mercosur: Zombie or Phoenix?
Public Lecture, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., February 21, 2002

How Best to Fight Poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Public Lecture at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas, February 19, 2002 From Lost Decade to Better Future: Priorities for Latin America
and the Caribbean (LAC) . . . and how the International Community and the World Bank can help
Public Lecture for U.N. Agencies in Geneva, Switzerland, November, 2001

Governance for the Empowerment of the Poor
Keynote, Regional Thematic Forum, Tequesquitengo, Mexico, October 26 , 2001

Shifting Ground: Latin America's Search for Stability and Growth
Annual Bank Conference on Development, Latin America and the Caribbean
Montevideo, Uruguay, October 17, 2001

From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy
Opening Keynote for Conference on Development, Montevideo, Uruguay, June 17, 2001

Attacking Poverty: Outlook for Coordinated Action
Keynote, Conference on the Media and Latin America, Miami, June 8, 2001

Priorities for Mexico's Next Six Years
World Economic Forum, Mexico Meeting 2001, Cancun, Mexico, February 26, 2001

A Caribbean Free of AIDS
Keynote Speech for Meeting of Caribbean Heads of State, Barbados, September 11, 2000

Why Development is So Hard
Invited Lecture in Memory of Distinguished Professor
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California, February 22, 2000

Why Education and Health Matter So Much in Developing Countries
Invited Lecture, The Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, March 1999

The Safe Motherhood Initiative: Priorities for the Years Ahead
Keynote Panel for World Health Day, Washington, D.C., The World Bank, April 7, 1998

Education Challenges for Poland
Invited Lecture to The Cabinet of the Government of Poland, Warsaw, Poland, April 27, 1998


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