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| Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy |
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Eberstadt researches demographics, foreign aid, poverty, infant mortality, health disparities, and economic development. He has written extensively on Korea, East Asia, and countries of the former Soviet Union. His books include The End of North Korea and The North Korean Economy: Between Crisis and Catastrophe.
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Professional Experience
-Member, The President's Council on Bioethics, 2006-present
-Member, United States Commission on Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People, 2005-present
-Member, Board of Scientific Counselors, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2003-present
-Member, Visiting Committee, Harvard School of Public Health, 2003-present
-Member, 2002-present; Visiting fellow, 1980-2002, Harvard University Center for Population and Developmental Studies
-Senior Adviser, The National Board of Asian Research, 1996-present
-Consultant, World Bank, State Department, Agency for International Development, U.S. Bureau of the Census
Education
Ph.D., political economy and government, Harvard University
M.P.A., Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
M.Sc., London School of Economics
A.B., Harvard University
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| Research Areas |
| Infant mortality and health disparites in the United States |
| Economics |
| Economic development policy |
| Foreign and Defense |
| Poverty |
| Foreign aid |
| Korea |
| East Asia |
| Russia and other former Soviet republics |
| Social and Political |
| Demographics |
| Health and mortality in foreign locales (including HIV/AIDS) |
| Global health, infant mortality, and HIV/AIDS |
| Poverty (domestic and international) |
| Third World economic development |
| North and South Korea |
| World demographics |
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| Contact Information |
Nicholas Eberstadt
American Enterprise Institute
1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-862-5825
Assistant: 202-862-5945
Fax: 202-862-4877
E-mail: eberstadt@aei.org
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| Latest Book |
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The Poverty of "The Poverty Rate"
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| Eberstadt contends that the defects of the current poverty rate are not only severe but irremediable. [Read More] |
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