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...funding of the Kennedy School of Government-affiliated center has been in limbo for the past year as Rodrik and the steering committee awaited the appointment of a new director. When Sachs departed, with him went millions of dollars in grants as well as his commitment to a CID that provided consulting and outreach in addition to research...
Rodrik said last year that under Sachs—whose public advocacy activities included appearing with rock singer Bono and advising the U.N. on poverty reduction—CID had become involved in influencing policy at the expense of academic research...
Rodrik said then that he and the committee felt CID “should not be in the business of providing technical assistance or policy advice and consulting...
Members of the steering committee said they were unsure of Rogoff’s plans for CID or of the details of the center’s funding in years to come...
...really don’t know much about the process of his selection or even what his goals are as the new head of CID,” said committee member Andrew Spielman, professor of tropical public health at the School of Public Health...