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Thursday, September 12, 2013
Dr. Sharma will address the following during his presentation:
Dr. Sharma has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii. He was Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Nepal from 2002 to 2006. Dr. Sharma also worked as a consultant to the Constitution Committee on "Distribution of Natural Resources, Economic Rights and Public Revenue" in helping to draft the new Constitution of Nepal.
Dr. Sharma has an extensive experience in government, international institutions and economic research. Before joining the National Planning Commission as a Member in 1997, he worked as a Senior Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Nepal; a Senior Economist in the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore; and a Fellow in the East-West Center, Hawaii. He also served as a Professor of Economics in the Centre for Economic Development and Administration, Tribhuvan University.
This lecture is part of the Cornell Institute for Public Affairs Fall 2013 Colloquium Series
Lisa Jervey Lennox
607-255-2655
Dr. Shankar Sharma
Ambassador from Nepal to the United States
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