"Inequality, Institutions and Growth in Mexico"

Biography:

Michael Walton is Lecturer in International Development and teaches in the MPA/ID program. His courses explore the issues and challenges that face low- and middle-income countries. Prior to joining the school Walton was at the World Bank, where he worked for more than 20 years as an economist in various countries including Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa, West Bank and Gaza, and Zimbabwe. He was the deputy leader for the 1990 World Development Report on Poverty, economic adviser to two Chief Economists of the World Bank, director for the 1995 World Development Report on labor, Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region during 1995 to 1997, and Director for Poverty Reduction during 1997 to 2000. His latest publications are Inequality in Latin America (World Bank, 2004), an edited volume on Culture and Public Action (Stanford University Press, 2004), a study on Poverty in Mexico (World Bank, 2004), and the World Development Report 2006 on Equity and Development (World Bank, 2005). Walton has a degree in philosophy and economics, and a master's in economics, from Oxford University.