Vijayendra Rao - Blogger
Washington DC, USA | Points : 2
Short biography:
Vijayendra Rao is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. He integrates his training in economics with theories and methods from anthropology, sociology and political science to study the social, cultural, and political context of extreme poverty in developing countries. Biju has published on subjects that include the rise in dowries in India, the social and economic context of domestic violence, the economics of public celebrations, sex work in Calcutta, and how to integrate economic and social theory to develop more effective public policy. He has co-edited Culture and Public Action, and History, Historians and Development Policy. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals and is a member of the Social Development Board of the World Bank, the Advisory Committee of the Successful Societies Program at CIFAR, and advises research institutes and NGOs in India, the US, and the UK.
Vijayendra Rao is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank. He integrates his training in economics with theories and methods from anthropology, sociology and political science to study the social, cultural, and political context of extreme poverty in developing countries. Biju has published on subjects that include the rise in dowries in India, the social and economic context of domestic violence, the economics of public celebrations, sex work in Calcutta, and how to integrate economic and social theory to develop more effective public policy. He has co-edited Culture and Public Action, and History, Historians and Development Policy. He serves on the editorial boards of several journals and is a member of the Social Development Board of the World Bank, the Advisory Committee of the Successful Societies Program at CIFAR, and advises research institutes and NGOs in India, the US, and the UK.
