Discussion Note prepared by Maastricht Debates (pdf)
Information on the World Development Report 2009
The Report at a Glance (pdf)
CV Minister Bert Koenders

The debate is part of the event 'Career Development in Development Work' of Maastricht University (Career Services, Mundo, and AIESEC).

World Bank representatives:

Indermit Gill is the Director of the World Development Report. Before joining the report team, he was a sector manager in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit in the World Bank's East Asia and Pacific Regional Office, where he was also economic adviser to the chief economist. Previously, he had been the economic adviser to the vice president of the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, as well as head of the network. During 1997-99, he worked as a senior country economist in the Brazil Country Management Unit. Upon his return to Washington and between 2000 and 2002, he served as lead economist of human development in the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office. His research has been published in several books and academic journals. Mr. Gill received his PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Truman Packard holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, and since 1997 has held several positions in operational departments of the World Bank.  Trained as a labor economist, his work has focussed primarily on the impact of social insurance - including pensions, unemployment insurance, disability benefits, and financial protection from adverse health events - on household labor supply decisions, saving behavior and risk management.  Truman has been a part of World Bank teams providing lending and analytical assistance to governments seeking to improve the coverage and efficiency of education, health and social protection systems, in Latin America and the Carribean, East Asia, and most recently in Europe and Central Asia.