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...economics. A one-time resident of Wigglesworth H-entry, he excelled academically as an undergrad here, making Phi Beta Kappa his senior year. In 2003, he won the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded to the top American economist under age 40. Past winners include current Harvard faculty members Andrei Shleifer ’82, Martin S. Feldstein ’61, Dale W. Jorgenson, and Lawrence H. Summers...
...against terror and maintains a military base in Uzbekistan - expressed concern about the "terrorist group" that had broken out of Andijan prison. Few observers believe this is the end of the violence. Authoritarian regimes such as Karimov's are less susceptible to unrest, says regional analyst Andrei Grozin: "But even if the authorities are able to crush the uprising in Andijan, the next upsurge could come in a month, or a year...
...Jones Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer ’82 about shock therapy, and he’ll tell you that Yeltsin’s privatization plan did just what it was designed to do—successfully destroy the vestiges of state control over the Russian economy...
...wake of the University’s legal problems regarding two grants totaling $57.8 million from the U.S. Agency for International Development. The University was held liable for up to $34.8 million when a federal judge ruled that the University breached contract and Jones Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer ’82 and former Harvard employee Jonathan Hay conspired to defraud the government and violated the False Claims Act while advising the Russian government on its transition to capitalism. The University must ensure that something similar does not happen again...
...recent months, the University has come under scrutiny for a $34 million federal grant to the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) meant to help rebuild the Russian economy. The program was under the leadership of Jones Professor of Economics Andrei Shleifer ’82, who is now under investigation for allegedly making personal investments in the Russian economy while advising the Russian government. Harvard was absolved of fraud charges in June, but could still face damages of up to $34.8 million in connection with the grant...