Homi Kharas is a British Parsi economist who has been a senior fellow and deputy director for the global economy and development program at the

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since 2005.

Early life and education

Kharas gained his bachelor's degree from

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in 1975. He gained his PhD in economics from

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in 1980.

Career

World Bank

From 1980, Kharas spent 26 years at the

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, serving for seven years as chief economist for the

’s East Asia and Pacific region and as director for poverty reduction and economic management, finance and private sector development. Along with Indermit Gill, he developed the novel concept o
'middle income traps'.
ref name="CV"/> From 1990 to 1991, Kharas was a senior partner with

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and Associates, advising governments in

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and the

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on transition.

Brookings Institution

Kharas began his career at the

in 2005 at th
Wolfensohn Center for Development
where he pioneered foreign aid reform analyses, measuring the volatility of aid, quality of foreign aid, new players in development, including individuals and foundations, and helped develop the center's strategy along that of the global economy and development program. Kharas is a recognized foreign aid expert and has advised donors, foundations and emerging/developing country governments on best practices in the area. Kharas is principal investigator of several grants to Brookings, including the

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sponsored, Ending Rural Hunger an
Brookings Blum Roundtable
He has served as the lead author an
executive secretary of the secretariat supporting the High Level Panel
co-chaired by

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and

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, advising United Nations Secretary General

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on the Post-2015 Development Agenda (2012-2013). The report, �
A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development
�� was presented on May 30, 2013, and served as the basis for

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discussions. He has served as a member on the International Panel Review Committee on

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’s economic and governance transformation programs (2012); the post-Busan Advisory Group to the

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's Development Assistance Committee co-chairs (2011); the National Economic Advisory Council to

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Najib Razak Dato' Sri Haji Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak ( ms, محمد نجيب بن عبد الرزاق, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset, ; born 23 July 1953) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th prime minister of Malaysi ...

(2009–10); and a member of the working group for th
Commission on Growth and Development
chaired by Professor A.

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(2007–10). He was a non-resident fellow of the

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(2009). In June 2021, he was appointed to the

–

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High-Level Advisory Group (HLAG) on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth, co-chaired by Mari Pangestu,

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, and

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.World Bank, IMF Launch High-Level Advisory Group on Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery and Growth

, press release of June 15, 2021.

Publications

Kharas has published articles, boo
chapters and opinion pieces on global development policy, global trends, the global food crisis, international organizations, the G20, the DAC and private philanthropy
; Books * 2010:
Delivering Aid Differently
' (Brookings Institution Press) * 2011:
Catalyzing Development: A New Vision for Aid
' (Brookings Press) * 2012: ''After the Spring: Economic Transitions in the Arab World'' (Oxford University Press) * 2013:
Getting to Scale: How to Bring Development Solutions to Millions of Poor People
' (Brookings Press) * 2015:
The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty
' (Brookings Press)

References

External links

* Brookings Institution: http://www.brookings.edu/experts/kharash * High Level Panel on Post-2015 Development, United Nations, available at: http://www.post2015hlp.org/the-report/
World Bank Speak Out Expert Bio

Commission on Growth and Development Expert Bio

Wolfensohn Center for Development
* Measuring the volatility of aid: http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2008/07/aid-volatility-kharas * Quality of Development Assistance: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083120/http://www.brookings.edu/about/programs/global/quoda * UN HLP Secretariat: http://www.post2015hlp.org/category/secretariat/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Kharas, Homi Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Harvard University alumni American economists World Bank people Parsi people Alumni of King's College, Cambridge