Daniel Lederman is Senior Economist in the World Bank's Development Economics Research Group and in the Office of the Chief Economist (LCRCE) of the Latin America and Caribbean region. An economist and political scientist by training, Mr. Lederman has written extensively on issues related to financial crises in emerging markets, violent crime, the political economy of economic reforms, institutional reforms, economic growth, and international trade.
In recent years, Mr. Lederman has become a frequent public speaker for diverse English and Spanish-speaking audiences, ranging from high-level policy-makers and private business people to academic communities. In total, Mr. Lederman has over 15 years of professional experience in international organizations and private consulting. Before joining the Bank in November 1995, Mr. Lederman was an economist with the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Mr. Lederman received a B.A. degree in Political Science from Yale University (1989). Mr. Lederman then went on to receive his M.A. (1991) and Ph.D. (2001) degrees in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).
Mr. Lederman was born in Santiago, Chile on February 17, 1968. He is married to Lisa Goldblatt, an employment and civil rights attorney in Washington, DC.
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Recent papers:
 Specialization and Adjustment during the Growth of China and India: The Latin American Experience Daniel Lederman, Marcelo Olarreaga, and Eliana Rubiano. Policy Research Working Paper 4318 (2007)
The Growth of China and India in World Trade: Opportunity or Threat for Latin America and the Caribbean Daniel Lederman, Marcelo Olarreaga, and Isidro Soloaga. Policy Research Working Paper 4320 (2007)
Export Promotion Agencies: What Works and What Doesn't Daniel Lederman, Marcelo Olarreaga, and L. Payton. Policy Research Working Paper 4044 (2006)
Innovation and Export Portfolios Daniel Lederman, Bailey Klinger, Policy Research Working Paper 3983 (2006)
Political Institutions, Inequality, and Agricultural Growth: The Public Expenditure Connection Daniel Lederman, Hunt Allcott and Ramon Lopez, Policy Research Working Paper 3902 (2006)
Diversification, Innovation, and Imitation inside the Global Technological Frontier
Daniel Lederman and Bailey Klinger, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 3872 (2006) PDF Innovation and Development around the World, 1960-2000
Daniel Lederman and Laura Saenz, Policy Research Working Paper 3774, 2005 (PDF). Database attached.
Patenting and Research and Development: A Global View
Daniel Lederman with Mariano Bosch and William Maloney, Policy Research Working Paper 3739, (2005) PDF
Agriculture and National Welfare Around the World (with C. Bravo), Policy Research Worlking Paper 3499, (2005) PDF
Discovery and Development: An Empirical Exploration of "New" Products (with B. Klinger), Policy Research Working Paper 3450 (2004) PDF
R&D and Development (with W. Maloney), Policy Research Working Paper 3024, (2003) PDF
Trade Structure and Growth (with W. Maloney), Policy Research Working Paper 3025, (2003) PDF
Trade Structure, Trade Policy and Economic Policy Options in Central America (with G. Perry and R. Suescun), Paper available, (2002) PDF
Why Nafta did not Reach the South (with G. Esquivel, M. Messmacher and R. Villoro), Paper available, (2002). 513K PDF
Comparative Advantage and Trade Intensity: Are Traditional Endowments Destiny? (with C. Xu), Paper available, (2001) PDF
A Note on the Impact of Economic Reforms on the Performance of the Agriculture Sector in Latin America (with R. Soares) Paper available, (2001) PDF
Ciencia, Investigacion y Políticas Públicas: El Curioso Caso del Crimen y la Violencia en América Latina Paper available, (2000) PDF s
Economic Reforms and Total Factor Productivity Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean (1950-95): An Empirical Note (with P. Fajnzylber), Policy Research Working Paper 2114, (1999).
Crime in Argentina: A Preliminary Assessment Paper available, (1999) PDF
Recent Publications:
Geopolitical Interests and Access to U.S. Markets - Daniel Lederman and C. Ozden, Economics and Politics, vol. 19, No. 2 (2007)
Income, Wealth, and Socialization in Argentina, Cuadernos de Economía, Vol. 42 (2005) PDF
The Political Economy of Protection. Theory and the Chilean Experience, Stanford Univerity Press, 2005 (2.5MB PDF)
Accountability and Corruption: Political Institutions Matter (with N. Loayza and R. Soares), Economics and Politics, v17, no.1, March 2005 (243K PDF)
Agricultural Productivity and Its Determinants: Revisiting International Experiences (with C. Bravo), Estudios de Economía, December 2004 (Vol. 31, No. 2) PDF.
Mexican Corn: The Effects of NAFTA (with N. Fiess), Trade Note No. 18 (2004) 92K PDF
Trade Policy Options for Argentina in the Short and Long Runs (with P. Sanguinetti), Revista Integración & Comercio N° 19 2003 (PDF)
Nafta and Convergence in North America: High Expectations, Big Events, Little Time (with W. Easterly and N. Fiess),Economia, 4, No.1, 2003 (203K PDF)
Mexican Investment After the Tequila Crisis (with J. Stiglitz, G. Perry and A.M. Menendez), Journal of International Money and Finance, 22, 131-151, 2003 (143K PDF)
The Political Economy of Unilateral Trade Liberalization: The Case of Chile (with S. Edwards), in Going Alone: The Case for Relaxed Reciprocity in Freeing Trade ed. J. Bhagwati. The MIT Press, 2002 (2.9MB PDF)
Violent Crime: Does Social Capital Matter? (with N. Loayza and A. M. Menendez), Economic Development and Cultural Change 50, 3, 509-539, 2002 (150K PDF).
What Causes Violent Crime? (with N. Loayza and P. Fajnzylber), European Economic Review, 46, 1323-1357, (2002) (210K PDF).
Inequality and Violent Crime (with N. Loayza and P. Fajnzylber), Journal of Law and Economics, 45, 1, 1-40, (2002) (195K PDF).
From Natural Resources to the Knowledge Economy ( with D. de Ferranti, G. Perry and W. Maloney), The World Bank (2001).
Mexico Five Years After the Crisis (with J. Stiglitz, G. Perry and A.M. Menendez), in Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2000 eds. B. Pleskovic and N. Stern. World Bank. (2001) (159K PDF).
Crime and Victimization. An Economic Perspective (with N. Loayza and P. Fajnzylber), Economia, 1, 1, 219-278 (2000) (237K PDF).
Adjustments after Speculative Attacks in Latin America and Asia: A Tale of Two Regions (with G. Perry), Viewpoints, The World Bank (1999).
Beyond the Washington Consensus. Institutions Matter (with S. J. Burki and G. Perry), The World Bank (1998).
Financial Vulnerability, Spillover Effects, and Contagion: Lessons from the Asian Crises for Latin America (with G. Perry), Viewpoints, The World Bank (1998).
Determinants of Crime Rates in Latin America and the World. An Empirical Assessment (with P. Fajnzylber, and N. Loayza), Viewpoints, The World Bank (1998).
Recent Presentations:
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