Experts
David Dollar
U.S. Treasury Department’s Economic and Financial Emissary to China
Dollar, on the misunderstandings that get in the way. Read More
Why can't we all cut our energy use in half? Read More
Dollar talks about making globalization more equitable. Read More
Does free trade hurt the developed world's middle class? Read More
Global inequality and global warming need to be addressed, Dollar says. Read More
Dollar sees improvements as a sign of good things to come. Read More
China's prospects in the next decade are very good, Dollar says. Read More
China's foreign aid, Dollar says, is no different from anyone Read More
Dollar talks about China's rising profile on the African continent. Read More
What route will China's political evolution take? Read More
Does democracy necessarily develop out of economic growth? Read More
Dollar knows it can. Read More
In the last thirty years, people's lives have become more open and comfortable. Read More
Deng Xiaoping's move to de-collectivize agriculture was crucial in China's development. Read More
Does capitalism take the communal interest into account? Read More
The ability to patent an idea, Dollar says, is critical. Read More
Where do theory and implementation diverge? Read More
Is globalization a good thing? Read More
China's main challenge is environmental management. Read More
An evolving understanding of an opening county. Read More
About David Dollar
David Dollar has served as the World Bank's China Director and is currently the U.S. Treasury Department's Economic and Financial Emissary to China.
Before this assignment, Mr. Dollar worked as Director for the development research department of the World Bank, overseeing the Bank’s research on the investment climate and growth. He co-authored the recent World Bank reports Globalization, Growth, and Poverty and Assessing Aid. His earlier work focused on aid and growth, and the determinants of the success and failure of reform programs supported by structural adjustment lending. He has been a key World Bank spokesperson on investment climate, globalization, and the effectiveness of aid.
He has a PhD in economics from New York University and a B.A. in Chinese history and language from Dartmouth College.