Shanta Devarajan

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Shanta Devarajan

Shanta Devarajan

@Shanta_WB

Shanta Devarajan is a Professor of the Practice of Development at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Washington, DC Katılım Mart 2011
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Deshal de Mel
Deshal de Mel@deshald·
Turns out Sri Lanka (afka Ceylon) was involved in a sovereign debt restructuring in 1953, as a creditor (!) Likely restructuring export credit (tea or rubber) to germany pre-war, which also included a SCDI linked to german economic growth and exports. researchgate.net/publication/30…
Michael Pettis@michaelxpettis

4/5 There were 18 other creditors, mostly European, but also Canada, Ceylon, Iran, Pakistan, and South Africa. Among the European creditors, interestingly enough, was Greece, the memory of which helped spice up the post-GFC discussions on Greek debts to Germany and the EU.

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Justin Sandefur
Justin Sandefur@JustinSandefur·
@Shanta_WB Good piece. I'm curious if you mostly see this lack of demand for knowledge/evidence as a chronic condition, vs how much it has to do with the pivot toward an IFC-led WB group.
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Vindhya Buthpitiya
Vindhya Buthpitiya@vindib_·
my book (!) ‘A Volatile Picture: War and the Political Work of Photography in Sri Lanka’ encompassing a decade of research on Tamil photographic practices set against a backdrop of ethno/nationalist conflict & the island’s turbulent post/war out Spring 26 uwapress.uw.edu/book/978029575…
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Shanta Devarajan
Shanta Devarajan@Shanta_WB·
Spot on. For corroboration, see our paper on the earlier Trump trade war (“turn the other cheek”): Traders' dilemma: Developing countries' response to trade wars - Devarajan - 2021 - The World Economy - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…
Arutha@AruthaResearch

"Sri Lanka obviously cannot flatten its trade deficit of over US$2 billion by simply buying more from the US. Further negotiations are possible, but a beneficial bilateral deal seems far from the horizon. Transshipping is not feasible. A 30% tariff looms. Repercussions are significant." @RegularReh breaks down how Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs affect Sri Lanka and what urgent reforms we need to stay competitive. 🇺🇸🇱🇰 Read more: themorning.lk/articles/hyk2C… #lka #SriLanka

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Célestin Monga
Célestin Monga@CelestinMonga·
I didn’t like awards until I started getting them… This year’s Excellence in Teaching award granted to me by @Kennedy_School at a time when Harvard is under attack brings special joy to me. Thank you to all my students and fabulous teaching team—Stephanie, Gustavo, and Isaac.
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Shanta Devarajan
Shanta Devarajan@Shanta_WB·
@CelestinMonga This is terrific! I wrote a similar piece about our former colleague Tijan Sallah’s short story, The Unfortunate Choice. It was published in this anthology of his writings.
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Célestin Monga
Célestin Monga@CelestinMonga·
Can economists use the tools of their discipline to analyze works of fiction? F. Bourguignon, Avinash Dixit, L. Leruth, and J.P. Platteau invited a group of us to do just that. My chapter, titled “The Economics of Innocence,” is on Imbolo Mbue’s breathtaking, haunting 2021 novel.
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WFEB
WFEB@WFEB_global·
WFEB is delighted to announce @SPradhanOGP as their next President. Sanjay earlier served as CEO of the 77-country Open Government Partnership & Vice President of the World Bank. Sanjay received the 2022 Social Innovator of the Year Award at the Davos WEF wfeb.org/announcement-o…
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Kaushik Basu
Kaushik Basu@kaushikcbasu·
Good news from Romania. The citizens chose their president wisely. Nicosur Dan is progressive, liberal, left of center, and a mathematician.
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