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YOSHIAKI ABE |
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economist with 29 yearsf experience in a variety of economic development settings in
Africa, Europe/Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. |
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background through working at the World Bank in counseling and dignostic assessment for
client governments and their economic policy issues and in analyzing and financing
infrastructure projects. Currently professor at Waseda University. |
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| 1997- : |
Professor, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Graduate
School, Waseda University |
| 1997-1998: |
Visiting Professor, Graduate School for International
Development, Nagoya University. Gave lectures on Changes in development theoriesand World
Bank operations. |
| Visiting Development Specialist, Japan International
Cooperation Agency(JAICA). Chaired a study expected to be published in August 1998 on
"How to implement DACfs New Development Strategyincorporating poverty reduction,
public health improvement, education and environment" and giving various seminars for
JAICA staff on Theory of economic Development and World Bank operations including
adjustment lending. |
1967-1996:
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World Bank, 1967, Joined as a Young Professional, worked
as a transport economist; . |
| World Bank, since 1981, managed Transport/Infrastructure Division |
| World Bank, and last position being Country Director, Latin
America and Caribbean Region, managing the work program for 15 countries,
including Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago
involving country dialogue, macro- economic analysis, sector strategy development, and
lending |
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| Date of birth: |
September 19, 1939 |
| Education: |
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| 1958-1962: |
B.A. Economics Department, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan;
The main subject was economic development with Prof. Yanaihara. |
| 1962-1967: |
M.A. and Ph.D. Economics Department, Graduate School,
Cornell University, USA. The major was international economics (Prof. Vanek) with
econometrics (Prof. Liu) and economic development (Prof. Golay) as minor subjects. With
Prof. Liu, built monthly (as opposed to regular quarterly) econometric model of the USA.
The Ph.D thesis submitted in 1974 was entitled "The Balance of payments and economic
Policy in Japan, 1953-65". |
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| "High Growth in East Asia: Sustainable?",
International Problems, June 1997 (Japanese); |
| "Bilateral vis-a-vis Multilateral Aid of Japan",
The Current Status and Issues of Japanese Aid, International Center for Financial
Information, pp. 23-37, February 1998 (Japanese); and |
| "Malaysiafs Currency Crisis", East Asian
Currency Crisis, Japan Export Import Bank, April 1998 (English) |
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