Jeffrey D. Sachs (born 1954) is an American economist known for his work as an economic advisor to governments in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, Asia, and Africa. He proposed shock therapy as a solution to the economic crises of Bolivia, Poland, and Russia. He is also known for his work with international agencies on problems of poverty reduction, debt cancellation, and disease control – especially HIV/AIDS, for the developing world.

Sachs' research interests include the links of health and development, economic geography, globalization, transitions to market economies, international financial markets, international macroeconomic policy coordination, emerging markets, economic development and growth, global competitiveness, and macroeconomic policies in developing and developed countries.

Sachs received his B.A., summa cum laude, from Harvard University in 1976, and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard in 1978 and 1980 respectively.

He joined the Harvard faculty as an Assistant Professor in 1980, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1982 and Full Professor in 1983. In 2002, Sachs was named Director of the Columbia University Earth Institute. He is also a Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Previously, Sachs has been an advisor to the IMF, the World Bank, the OECD, the World Health Organization, and the United Nations Development Program.

Publications

• Sachs, Jeffrey (2005). The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time Penguin Press Hc ISBN 1594200459
• Sachs, Jeffrey (2003). Macroeconomics in the Global Economy Westview Press ISBN 0631220046
• Sachs, Jeffrey (1997). Development Economics Blackwell Publishers ISBN 0813333148
• Sachs, Jeffrey; Pistor, Katharina. (1997). The Rule of Law and Economic Reform in Russia (John M. Olin Critical Issues Series (Paper)) Westview Press ISBN 0813333148
• Sachs, Jeffrey (1994). Poland's Jump to the Market Economy (Lionel Robbins Lectures) The MIT Press ISBN 0262691744
• Sachs, Jeffrey (1993). Macroeconomics in the Global Economy Prentice Hall ISBN 0131022520
• Sachs, Jeffrey (Ed) (1991). Developing Country Debt and Economic Performance, Volume 1 : The International Financial System (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report) University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226733327
• Sachs, Jeffrey (1989). Developing Country Debt and the World Economy (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report) University of Chicago Press ISBN 0226733386

External links

• The Earth Institute at Columbia University (http://www.earthinstitute.columbia.edu/)
• Jeffrey Sachs' syndicated column (http://www.project-syndicate.org/contributors/contributor_comm.php4?id=2)
• Interview on PBS' Commanding Heights (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/commandingheights/shared/minitextlo/int_jeffreysachs.html)