Conference and Seminar Presentations: Daniel Kaufmann …

Conference and Seminar Presentations: Daniel Kaufmann                   December 2007

Visit http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/events/ to access the PowerPoint
presentations for many of these events.

"Governance in the Financial Sector: The Broader Context of Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing" Presentations at the Global Dialogue Series on Combating Money
Laundering and Terrorist Financing Activities, January 2002 (Europe and Central Asia);
April 2002 (Latin America and the Caribbean); September 2002 (Africa); October 2002
(South Asia); November 2002 (East Asia and Pacific).

"Governance, Corruption and Poverty: Analytical and Empirical Approaches", in the
Learning Activity Attaching Poverty for APP Family, Washington, DC, January 2002.

"Inequality of Influence", (with Joel Hellman), at the American Economic Association
Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2003.

"Gobernabilidad y corrupción: un enfoque analítico y empírico apoyando acción colectiva",
at the Seminar for Latin American Leaders at the National Democratic Institute: Washington,
D.C., February 2002.

"Corrupción, desempeño institucional y gobernabilidad", at the Conferencia Diagnóstico
Bogotá, Colombia, March 2002.

"Governance Matters: democracia, políticas institucionales y desarrollo: nuevos desafíos de
lecciones empíricas", plenary presentation at the Apertura del Semestre Académico de la
Universidad UOC Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. March 2002.

"Governance Matters: Power of Data Challenging Orthodoxies on Democracy, Corruption,
and Poverty", plenary presentation at the Seminario sobre democracia y desarrollo,
Valladolid, Spain, March 2002.

"Governance and Corruption" at the PREM Week `Spurring Equitable Growth and
Empowering People', Washington, D.C., June 2002.

"The Inequality of Influence", (with Joel Hellman), at the Conference `Non- observed
Economy: Measurement and Policy Issues', Rome, January 2003.

"Governance in the Financial Sector: The Broader Context of Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing" at the Global Dialogue Series on Combating Money Laundering and
Terrorist Financing Activities, January 2003 (Middle East and North Africa).

"Rethinking Governance", at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos,
Switzerland, January 2003.
"Governance Indicators, Aid Allocation and the Millennium Challenge Account", at the
OECD Seminar: `Aid Allocation: The Role of Governance Indicators', Paris, France, January
2003.

"Inequality of Influence" and "Rethinking Governance" at the Workshop: `Corruption: Its
Consequences and Cures', Stanford University, California, January ­February 2003.

"Replanteando la Gobernabilidad" ("Rethinking Governance"), Plenary Presentation at the
Asociación Nacional de Economistas y Contadores de Cuba (ANEC) Fifth International
Meeting of Economists, Havana, Cuba, February 2003.

"Rethinking Governance and Corruption Strategies: an Empirical Perspective, in Transition",
at The Role of Government and Parliament in Curbing Corruption in Central and Eastern
Europe, Wilton Park, United Kingdom, March 2003
.
"Governance at a Crossroads: Sobering Lessons for Aid Effectiveness", at the Fourth Annual
Parliamentary Network on the World Bank Conference, Athens, Greece, March 2003.

"Investment Climate Around the World: Voices of the Firms from the World Business
Environment Survey", (with Geeta Batra and Andrew H.W. Stone), Washington, D.C.,
March 2003.

"Media, Good Governance and the Economy: Transparency and Accountability for
Development Impact", Plenary Speech at the `Freedom of Expression Day: Early New
Millennium Challenges', Kingston, Jamaica, May 2003.

"Governance Research Indicators Project", at the Seminar on Measuring Governance,
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, May 2003.

"Governance Research Indicators Project", (with Aart Kraay) at the Millennium Challenge
Account Country Selection Indicators Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 2003.

Seminar "Governance Matters III: Governance Indicators for 1996-2002"), with Aart Kraay
and Massimo Mastruzzi), World Bank Seminar, Washington, D.C., May 2003.

"On Measuring Corruption, Transparency and Governance", (with Francesca Recanatini), at
the Session `Capturing Corruption: The Power of Measurement: Tools that directly measure
corruption', at the 11th. Annual International Anti-Corruption Conference (XI IACC):
Different Cultures, Common Values, Seoul, Korea, May 2003.

"Measurement of Governance and Corruption at the Municipal level: some illustrations and
challenges for the future", at the Session `Public Sector Governance: Municipal approaches
to internal corruption', at the 11th. Annual International Anti-Corruption Conference (XI
IACC): Different Cultures, Common Values, Seoul, Korea, May 2003.

"Myths on Corruption and Economic Reforms: Evidence Matters", at the Session on
`Political Economy of Corruption: Corruption and Economic Reforms', at the 11th. Annual
International Anti-Corruption Conference (XI IACC): Different Cultures, Common Values,
Seoul, Korea, May 2003.

"Governance Research Indicators Project", at the Session `Capturing Corruption: the Power
of Measurement: New Frontiers', at the 11th. Annual International Anti-Corruption
Conference (XI IACC): Different Cultures, Common Values, Seoul, Korea, May 2003.

"Governance and Anti-Corruption: Lessons from the Data and Evidence", presentation at the
Opening Plenary at the XI Global Forum III, Seoul, Korea, May 2003.

"Customs in an empirical perspective: some questions and issues for debate, from a selective
review of the data", at the Workshop `Transparency and Integrity: Managing Integrity in
Customs', at the XI Global Forum III, Seoul, Korea, May 2003.

"Decentralization and Corruption: far from simple", at the Decentralization Workshop
`Municipal approaches to internal corruption', XI Global Forum III, Seoul, Korea, May,
2003.

"Revisiting Institutional Strengthening and Rethinking Governance", at the Regional
Workshop on Governance and Public Management: Emerging Lessons from Implementation,
Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2003.

"Revisiting Institutional Strengthening and Rethinking Governance", plenary presentation at
the Africa Economic Summit 2003, World Economic Forum, Durban, South Africa, June
2003.

"Repensando la gobernabilidad: desafiando a la ortodoxia", keynote at the Banco de
Guatemala: Jornadas Económicas, XII Ciclo, Guatemala City, Guatemala, June 2003.

"Anti-Corruption, Governance and Transparency: Experiences and Illustrations from around
the World", (with Francesca Recanatini), at the National Committee on United States­China
Relations, Presentation to visiting delegation from Chinese Ministry of Supervision.
Washington, D.C, September 2003.

"Governance Reconsidered: How the Empirical Evidence Challenges Orthodoxy", at USAID,
Washington, D.C., September 2003.

"Measuring the Quality of Governance", at the Donor Consultative Group on
`Accountability/Anti-Corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean: Approaches for
Measuring Corruption and Governance', Washington, D.C., September 2003.

"Repensando Gobernabilidad: Hacias Reformas Estructurales Integradas", plenary
presentation at the Mexican-Senate/Bank of Mexico International Conference: Globalization
and Economic Growth, Mexico City, Mexico, October 2003.

"The Inequality of Influence", (with Joel Hellman) at the Latin American and Caribbean
Economic Association 8th Annual Meeting, Puebla, Mexico, October 2003.
"Governance and Anti-Corruption in the former Yugoslavia", keynote at the Conference
`From Transition to Development: Globalization and the Political Economy of Development
in Transition Economies', Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, October 2003.

"Governance Redux", keynote at the Burkenroad Institute of Tulane University 2003
Symposium on Business and Society: Public Corruption and Private Enterprise, New
Orleans, Louisiana, October 2003.

"Governance Redux: The Empirical Challenge", at the Masters of International Policy and
Practice Seminar, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University,
Washington, D.C., November 2003.

"Gobernabilidad: la Encrucijada Latinoamericana ­ El Desafio de los Datos y hacia
Reformas Integradas", at the Organization of American States Meeting of Democratic
Governance Experts, Washington, DC, November 2003.

"Goverannce Redux: the Empirical Challenge", keynote speech at the Seminar Governance
and Insecurity in West Africa, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, November 2003.

"Rethinking Governance ­ Challenging Orthodoxy from an international empirical
perspective, with application to the MENA region ­ and linking to the new MENA
governance report" (with Chantal Dejou), at the `Dialogue on Governance and Development
in the Middle East and North Africa', Paris, France, November 2003. For more information,
including the agenda, background report, presentations and links (in both French and
English), visit http://www.worldbank.org/wbi/governance/events/mena1103-f.html.

"Repensando a governança e a anti-corrupção: ortodoxia desafiadora", at the Fourth
Seminar of the Brazilian Commission on Public Ethics, Rio de Janeiro Brazil, December
2003.

"Money Laundering and its Broader Context: Public, Private and Financial Sector
Governance", at the Global Dialogue Series: Combating Financial Abuse in the Middle East
and North Africa, Washington, DC, December 2003.

"Anti-Corruption within a Broader Developmental and Governance Perspective: Some
lessons from Empirics and Experience', plenary speech at the High Level Political
Conference ­ Signing of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Mérida,
Yucatán, Mexico, December 2003.

"Rethinking Governance: Challenging Orthodoxy from an Empirical Perspective",
dialogue series on governance for young leaders in Eastern European countries
(videoconference), January ­ March 2004.

"Rethinking Governance: The Empirical Challenge and Implications for Donors",
session on governance at the Netherlands' Ambassadors Meeting with Minister of
Development Cooperation, San José, Costa Rica, March 2004.
"Governance and Development: Some Empirics and Applications", at the CSAE 2004
Conference `Growth, poverty reduction and human development in Africa', Oxford, England,
March 2004.

"Practical Lessons from Empirical Evidence", presentation at the Seminar on `Tackling
Corruption Worldwide: From Zero to Hero', St. Hugh's College, Oxford, England, March
2004.

"Governance Redux: The Empirical Challenge", presentation to World Bank Junior
Professional Associate Program--Washington, D.C., April 2004.

"Governance, Rule of Law, and Development Data Challenges (us all...)", at the
`Globalization, Law and Development Conference', Michigan University Law School and
Davidson Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 2004.

"Governance, Institutions and Development: Data Challenges Orthodoxy", presentation at the
Conference on `A New Vision for International Development', Center for Strategic and
International Studies, Washington, D.C., April 2004.

"Governance, Development and Growth: Data Challenges Orthodoxy", presentation at the
PREM 20004 Conference, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., April 2004.

"Governance and Corruption: Challenging some Myths and Implications of the Evidence of
Aid", seminar at the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., June 2004.

"Governance and the City: Global Determinants of Urban Performance and Implications
from an International Perspective", at 2nd Annual National Summit on Municipal
Governance held in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 2004.

"Governance and Corruption: Empirics Challenge", at the Duke Center for International
Development, Summer Institute Program, Washington, D.C., August 2004.

"Governance, Security and Development: an initial empirical exploration", presentation at
joint Rand - World Bank seminar on Security and Development, at Rand Corp., Santa
Monica, Calif. August 2004.

"Governanza y corrupción: implicaciones en un marco global y empírico", at the Global
World-Forum Barcelona 2004, Barcelona, Spain, September 2004.

"Media, Broadcasting, and Good Governance", presentation to the Asian Broadcasters Union
General Assembly on `Media, Broadcasting and Good Governance', Almaty, Kazakhstan,
September 2004.

"Governance Research Indicators Project - Governance Matters III: Indicators for 1996-
2002", presentation to the InWent course on Measuring Democracy, Governance and Human
Rights, Munich, Germany, September 2004.
"Good Governance and its beliefs on Economic Development - An Overview of Current
Trends", presentation to the InWent course on Measuring Democracy, Governance and
Human Rights, Munich, Germany, September 2004.

"Globally Confronting the Challenges of Governance and Corruption: An Empirical
Framework with Practical Applications", at Anti-Corruption Workshop at the ASCE
Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2004.

"Myths and Realities on Governance and Anti-Corruption Worldwide" at United Nations,
New York, October 2004.

"Good Governance and Anti-Corruption Worldwide: Myths and Realities Emerging from
Data" at United Nations, New York, October 2004.

"Globally Confronting the Challenges of Governance and Corruption: An Empirical
Framework with Practical Applications" Seminar on Governance and Anti-Corruption to the
Master of International Program at George Washington University, Washington, D.C.,
October 2004.

"Governanza, corrupción y seguridad: un marco empírico", presentation at the Inter-
American Defense College, Washington, D.C., October 2004.

"Repensando a Governanca e a Anti Corrupção: Ortodoxia Desafiadora", presentation to
Brazilian Officials, Washington, D.C., October 2004.

"Governance, Anti-Corruption and Education: An Initial Empirical Approach", at the 2004
Meeting of the International Working Group on Education (IWGE), Washington, D.C.,
October 2004.

"Globally Confronting the Challenges of Governance and Corruption: An Empirical
Framework with Practical Applications", presentation at the Kennedy School of Government,
Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2004.

"Anti-Corruption beyond Transition: A Comparative International Empirical Perspective",
presentation to ECA Anti-Corruption Seminar, WBI-IMF Annual Meetings, October 2004.

"Governance and the City: Global Determinants of Urban Performance and Implications
from an International Perspective", Presentation at the MPA/DPA Alumni Conference,
Ontario, Canada, November 2004.

"Worldwide Governance Analysis and Lessons for Policy: An Empirical Approach", at
CIBER-WAGE Seminar, University of Wisconsin, Madison. December 2004.

"A-C, Governance and Transparency- Experiences and Illustrations from around the World",
presentation addressing China's top Anti-Corruption officials, Washington D.C., December
2004.
"Globally Confronting the Challenge of Governance and Corruption: Some Lessons Learnt,
Pending Challenges", at Warwick Business School MPA Program, Washington, D.C.,
December 2004.

"Globally Confronting the Challenge of Governance and Corruption: Some Lessons Learnt,
Pending Challenges", discussion on Governance with US Congress Staff, Washington, D.C.,
December 2004.

"Investment Climate Drivers: Does Governance and Corruption Matter? An Empirical
Framework with Practical Application", presentations at the University of Wisconsin at
Madison, December 2004.

"Debunking Myths on Worlwide Governance and Corruption: The Challenge of Empirical
Evidence and Implications for New Strategies and Policies", at Seminar Series 'An Exchange
on Development', Geneva, January 2005.

"Debunking Myths on Worldwide Governance and Corruption: The Challenge of Empirics
and Implications", presentation at the Goodman Fellowship Annual Lecture at the University
of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Toronto, Canada, February 2005.

"Towards a Governance Report 2006: Tabling Some Issues, Receiving Feedback and Ideas",
at the Netherlands Ministry of Development Cooperation, The Hague, February 2005.

"Corruption Matters: Evidence-Based Challenge to Orthodoxy", presentation at CIDA's
Journal of Development Policy and Practice Seminar: `Corruption and Aid Effectiveness',
Quebec, Canada, February 2005.

"Governance Matters: New Worldwide Indicators of Governance" at the Institute for
International Economics, Washington, D.C., March 2005.

"Repensando a Governança e a Anti-Corrupção ­ Ortodoxia Desafiadora", presentation to
the 2005 Minerva Program for Brazil participants, Washington, D.C., March 2005.

"Improving service delivery and the business environment for better governance in Yemen",
Governance in Yemen roundtable, April 2005.

"Building Transparency in Practice: Mexico in Comparative Perspective", presentation at
Joint Seminar by National Security Archive and the Woodrow Wilson Center's Mexico
Institute, April 2005.

"Governance Empirics: Some methods, findings and implications", presentation to the United
Nations Committee of Experts on Public Administration ­ ECOSOC, New York, April 2005.

"Governance and Anti-Corruption in Transition", presentation at the TTFSE Exchange
Week, Washington, D.C., June 2005.
"Assessing the Deliverables of Ukraine Reform Synthesis of Perspectives from Discussions
at the WEF Roundtables, and Background Data", plenary session and feedback to the Prime
Minister of Ukraine at the Extraordinary Ukraine Roundtable by the World Economic Forum,
Kiev, Ukraine, June 2005.

"Myths and realities about Governance and Corruption: Global evidence and lessons for
Ukraine", presentation at ICPS, Kiev, Ukraine, June 2005.

"The Empirical Challenge to Ethic Codes and Government Regulations: Implications for a
Public-Private Sector Governance Framework", presentation at the 4th Global Forum on
Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity, Brasilia, Brazil, June 2005.

"Institutions and Governance Matters: An Empirical Exploration of the Latin American
Challenge in the Globalization Era", presentation at the Wharton Global Alumni Forum, June
- July 2005.

"Transparenting Transparency: Initial Empirics and Policy Applications", at the Conference
on Institutional Change, International Monetary Fund, Washington, D.C., July 2005.

"Mitos y realidades sobre gobernabilidad, corrupción y transparencia: el reto empírico y sus
implicaciones", presentation at the Centro Latinoamericano de Administración para el
Desarrollo (CLAD), Valparaíso, Chile, July 2005.

"Mitos y realidades sobre gobernabilidad, corrupción y transparencia: el reto empírico y sus
implicaciones", Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 2005.

"Measuring Governance: New Findings and Challenges", presentation at OECD, Paris,
France, July 2005.

"Governance Matters: Linking Governance, Security, Human Rights and Development", at
Transparency International, Berlin, Germany July 2005.

"Governance and Corruption: Empirics, Lessons, and Policy Options for IFIs", presentation
at the IMF Institute, Washington, D.C., September 2005.

"Governance and Corruption: Empirics, Lessons, and Policy Options", presentation at the
Society of Government Economists Evening Seminar: Washington, D.C., September 2005.

"Governance and Corruption Worldwide: Empirical Evidence and Lessons for Policy",
presentation at the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, October 2005.

"Media, Governance and Development: An Empirical Perspective", presentation at the 1st.
Global Forum on Media Development, Amman, Jordan, October 2005.

"Governance and Corruption Worldwide: Empirical Evidence and Lessons for Policy",
presentation at the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, October 2005.
"Evidence on Governance and Anti-Corruption: Empirics and Implications for the next
stage", presentation at Oxfam, Oxford, England, October 2005.

"Nigeria In Numbers ­ The Governance Dimension: Moving in the Right Direction,
Opportunity over the Next Year", background for presentation and discussion by the World
Bank with the President of Nigeria and his Economic Management Team, October 2005.

"Governanza, corrupción y seguridad: un marco empírico", presentation at the Inter-
American Defense College, Washington, D.C., October 2005.

"Challenging Orthodoxy on Governance: Lessons from Evidence and Implications for
Donors", meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Finance, and SIDA,
Stockholm, Sweden, November 2005.

"Measuring Governance Using Cross-Country Perceptions Data", conference paper for the
Quality of Government Conference in Goteborg, Sweden, November 2005.

"Challenging Orthodoxy on Governance: Lessons from Evidence and Implications", at Social
Safety Nets - Core Course, World Bank, Washington, D.C., November - December 2005.

"Addressing Corruption at the National Level", presentation at the Fiduciary Forum Learning
Week Course on Anti-Corruption, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., December 2005.

"Governanza, y seguridad: un marco empírico", presentation at the Inter-American Defense
College, Washington, D.C., December 2005.

"Gobernanza, corrupción y desarrollo: un marco empírico", presentation at the Conferencia
Internacional sobre Corrupción y Transparencia, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, March
2006. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/UNAM_Mexico_vc_3_06.pdf

"Debunking Myths on Worldwide Governance and Corruption: The Challenge of Empirics -
and Implications", presentation to the Canadian Military Officers Workshop, The World
Bank, Washington, D.C., March 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/Canadian_Military_3_06.pdf

"Governance and Corruption Worldwide: Empirical Evidence and Lessons for Policy",
presentation at the Global Issues Seminar Series, March 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/global_issues_ext_VC_3_06.pdf

"Governance and Corruption: Some Empirics and Lessons", at the Inter-American
Development Bank's Public Expenditure Review Course, Washington, D.C., March 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/IADB_budget_3_10_06.pdf
"Governance and Corruption: Some Empirics and Lessons", presentation at the U.S.
Department of State Hubert H. Humphrey Program Participants, Washington, D.C., March
2006. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/US_state_dept_fellows_WB_3_06.pdf

"Constructing Governance Indicators Matters", presentation at the University of Malta,
Malta, April 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/malta_resilience_conf_VC_4_06.pdf

"Corporate and Public Governance: Irreverent Links and Implications for Anticorruption",
presentation at the Partnership Against Corruption at the Business, NGO and Development
Conference, Washington, D.C., April 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/business_partnership_wbi_4_06.pdf

"Empirics, Lessons and Implications Ahead", background for presentation to East Asia
Management Retreat, Washington, D.C., April 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/eap_mgt_governance_4_06.pdf

"Governance and Corruption: Empirics, Lessons and Implications Ahead", presentation at the
Meeting with the Parliamentarian Delegation to the Spring Meetings, Washington, D.C.,
April 2006. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/parliamentarian_deleg_spring_mtngs_4_06.pdf

"Governance in Emerging Markets: Evidence and Implications for Growth and Market
Prospects", presentation at the EMTA Spring Forum, At Bear, Stearns and Company, New
York, April 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/emta_spring_forum_20_4_06.pdf

"Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Evidence",
presentation at the World Bank Bangkok Regional Office, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/bangkok_wb_seminar_5_06.pdf

"Media, Governance and Development: Challenging Convention: An Empirical Perspective",
presentation at UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, May
2006. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/press_freedom_day_colombo_5_06.pdf

"Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Evidence",
presentation at the Anti-Corruption Workshop for Strategy and Program Development,
USAID, Bangkok, Thailand, May 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/usaid_bangkok_5_06.pdf
"Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Empirical
Evidence", presentation, at the Partnership for Governance Reform, Jakarta, Indonesia, May
2006. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/jakarta_governance_partnership_5_06.pdf

"Corporate Corruption Matters for Public Governance: Empirical Evidence and Implications
for Anti-Corruption Strategies", keynote presentation at the 3rd ICAC Symposium on Anti-
Corruption, Hong Kong, China, May 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/hong_kong_3rd_icac_5_06.pdf

"Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Empirical
Evidence, Promoting Transparency", at the seminar sponsored by Asia Society, Hong Kong,
China, May 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/asia_society_hong_kong_5_06a.pdf

"Debunking Myths about Governance and Corruption: Lessons from Worldwide Evidence",
at USAID Workshop on Economic Governance and Corruption, Washington, D.C., June
2006.

"Human Rights, Governance, and Development: An Empirical Perspective Challenges
Convention," presentation at the Human Rights Conference organized by the Nordic
Constituency to Launch the Human Rights Trust Fund at the World Bank, Copenhagen, June
2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/HumanRightsCopenh
agen606w.pdf

"Good Governance versus Bad Corruption: Myths & Realities on Governance & Corruption-
Implications from Worldwide Evidence", presentation at the Kenyatta International
Conference Centre (KICC), Kenya, July 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/Nairobi_public_lecture_6-06w.pdf

"On Some Myths and Realities on Good Governance and Anti-Corruption: an Evidence-
Based Approach to Policies and Strategies" Seminar presentation at DFID, London, United
Kingdom, 10 July 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/DFID_Governance_A-C_0706_w.pdf

"Worldwide Governance Indicators: Governance Matters 2006" presentation at Overseas
Development Institute (ODI), London, United Kingdom, September 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/GAC_strategy_London_ODI_handout_9_25.pdf
"The World Bank's New Governance and Anti-Corruption Strategy and the 2006
Governance Indicators: Addressing impact?" presentation at the European Commission and
Bruegel, Brussels, Belgium, September 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/26043891149699443576/GAC_strategy_WGI_Presentations_EU_Sept_06.p
df

"On the World Bank's Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) Strategy: Key Features,
Concerns, Debates, Misconceptions, and Next Steps," at the OECD and the World Bank Paris
Office, Paris, France, September 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/26043891149699443576/GAC_strategy_WGI_Presentations_EU_Sept_06.p
df

"Defining Corruption: Do We Know It When We See It? Do We See It Where It Is Not?"
panel discussion at the University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, Sacramento,
California, October 2006.

"Governance and Corruption: Myths and Realities," presentation at the Houston World
Affairs Council, Houston, Texas, Houston, Texas, November 2006.

"Strengthening World Bank Group Engagement on Government and Anti-Corruption,"
presentation with Sanjay Pradhan at the 12th International Anti-Corruption Conference
(IACC), Guatemala City, Guatemala, November 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/2006_iacc_presentation.pdf

"Measuring Governance: Possibilities and Pitfalls," presentation with Aart Kraay at the C.
Fred Bergsten Conference Center - Center for Global Development, Washington D.C.
December 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1149699443576/GM5_CGD_presentation_12_01_06.pdf

 "Measuring Law and Institutions," presentation at the "Measuring Law" workshop
sponsored by AED and Economix at the Council d'Etat, Paris, France, December 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/ParisLawWkshp_12-06.pdf

"Governance Gaps, Challenges, and Opportunities: A Worldwide Empirical Perspective and
Implications for the Middle East," presentation at Joint IMF/AMF High Level Seminar on
Institutions and Economic Growth in Arab countries, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 2006.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/IMF-AMF_AbuDhabiGov12-06.pdf

"On Measuring Governance: Issues for Debate," presentation with Aart Kraay at DEC/WBI
Roundtable on Measuring Governance, Washington, D.C. January 2007.
"La Gouvernance dans le Monde: Constats et Implications Pratiques," Conseil National
Économique et Social (CNES), Algiers, Algeria, February 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/CNES_Algeria_2_07_fra.pdf

"Worldwide Governance Indicators and Key Findings: Implications for Credit, Investment
and Policies in Emerging Markets", Conference on `Political Risk Revisited' at Chatham
House, London, United Kingdom, February 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/chatham_house_political_risk_2_07.pdf

"Restoring Trust in the Political Process," Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Conference, day on Integrity in Public Life & Tackling Corruption, Houses of Parliament,
London, United Kingdom, February 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/Commonwealth_Par_Assoc_2_07.pdf

"Measuring Governance Worldwide: Possibilities, Pitfalls, and Applications," Update on
World Bank's Aggregation of Worldwide Governance Indicators Project, Oxford, United
Kingdom, February 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/Oxford_QEH_WGI_2_07.pdf

"Non-State Actors Matters for Public Governance: An Unorthodox Empirical Perspective,"
Conference on `Non-State Actors as Standard Setters: The Erosion of the Public-Private
Divide'; Basel Institute of Governance, Basel, Switzerland, February 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/Basel_Nonstate_gov_2_07.pdf

"On Governance and Corruption: Empirics, Lessons, and Strategic Options" Economics
Training Program Seminar, presentation at the IMF Institute, Washington, D.C.
February 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/1740479-
1149112210081/2604389-1167941884942/IMF_Institute_2_07.pdf

"Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption: New Frontiers in Public-Private
Partnerships," conference at Egmont Palace, Brussels, Belgium, March 2007.

"Media, Governance, and Development", National Endowment for Democracy, Washington,
DC, May 2007.

"Governance, Democracy, Corruption, and Development: Latin America Empirics in
International Comparative Perspective", presentation at the session `Beyond the Washington
Consensus?: Poverty, Exclusion and Democracy in Latin America', at the Latino Europeo,
University of Utrecht, May 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/EncuentroLatAmEurL
aHaya51407.pdf
"Gobernanza, Corrupción, Democracia y Desarrollo: Desafíos a lo Ortodoxo de Un Marco
Empírico"
Presentación en sesión `Nueva Agenda de Cooperación entre Latinoamérica y Europa/Países
Bajos', en el Encuentro Latino Europeo, La Haya, Paises Bajos, May 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/UtrechtEncuentroLata
meuenglish507.pdf

"Governance, Democracy, Corruption & Development: Latin America Empirics in
International Comparative Perspective", Free University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam,
Netherlands, May 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/AmsterdamFreeUnive
ritySID507.pdf

"Unorthodoxy on Governance, Corruption and Gender with focus on Latin America: Lessons
from an Empirical Approach", Vital Voices Leadership Summit for Latin America and the
Caribbean, Miami, Florida, June 2007.

"On Governance & Anti-Corruption, Some `Beyond Convention' Insights from Empirical
Analysis", presentation for the summer course on: "Transparency, Accountability & Anti-
Corruption Measures in Education", Paris, France, June 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/GACEducatCoursePar
is6-07dk.pdf

"Research Trends, Empirical Methods and Measurement Challenges", World Bank,
Washington DC June 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/privatecrrptnwbiwhart
onhills61807.pdf

"Illicit Financial Flows within a Broader Governance, Anti-Corruption and Developmental
Perspective: Some Analytics and Implications from Empirics", Center for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS), Washington, DC June 2007. Conference organized by the
Center for Strategic and International
Studies. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/IllicitFlowsK
aufmannJune.pdf

"Who is Afraid of Data on Governance and Corruption? Inconvenient Facts for Statisticians,
Academics, and Policy Makers". Central Bureau of Statistics, Jerusalem, Israel, July 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/IsraelCBureauStatLec
turep7-06.pdf

"Legislative Oversight, Influence and Autonomy: Changing the Balance of Power", State
University of New York, Albany August 2007.

"El Desafio de Gobernanza en America Latina, Un Enfoque Empirico y Comparativo",
presentacion en la Quinta Convención Internacional De Economía: Perspectivas Económicas
Y Políticas En América Latina, September 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/UCPLima907.pdf

"Gobernanza Nacional y Local: Una persectiva empirica comparativa", presentacion
auspiciada por IRI-Peru, Lima, Peru, September 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/IRILimaPresntn907.p
df

"Es Un `Gang of 5': La Gobernanza, Corrupción, Desigualdad, Democracia y Desarrollo
Un Enfoque Empirico desafia la Ortodoxia", Center for International Private Enterprise
(CIPE), Lima, Peru, September 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/CIPELima907.pdf

"Enhancing Transparency and Accountability in Resource-Rich African Countries," The
African Working Group from the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA),
Washington, DC, September 2007. http://www.napawash.org/si/si_africaworkinggroup.html

" `Afro-Pessimism' vs. `Irrational Exuberance'....or a New Dawn for Africa Governance?: A
Comparative Empirical Perspective on Governance in African Countries", address at Forum
Africa 2007, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, September 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/AfricaForumMontreal
907.pdf

"Some Myths, Inconvenient Facts and Emerging Lessons from Empirics on Governance &
Corruption", The Centre for Developing-Area Studies (CDAS), Montreal, Quebec,
Canada, September 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/McGillMontreal907.p
df

"Transparencia, Acceso a la Informacion, y Gobernanza: Un marco internacional empirico e
implicaciones para Mexico", Institute of Access to the Public Information of the Federal
District, Ciudad de Mexico, October 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/INFOdfMexicoesp100
7.pdf

"Ibrahim Index of African Government Assessment," with Aart Kraay at the Brookings
Institution, Washington, DC, October 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/BrookingsDiscussion
Final.pdf

" `Afro-Pessimisme' contre `Exubérance Irrationnelle'...ou une nouvelle aube pour la
Gouvernance en Afrique?: Une perspective empirique comparative sur la gouvernance dans
les pays africains," Colloque IDEAL, Lille, France, November 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/LilleGovernanceHand
outEnglish1107.pdf
"Gobernanza y Capital Institucional es Fundamental para la Competitividad y Crecimiento:
Un Marco Empirico Mundial," Presentacion en Colloquio IDEA, Mar del Plata, Argentina,
November 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/IDEAMardelPlatasp1
007.pdf

" `Afro-Pessimism' vs. `Irrational Exuberance,' or a New Day for Africa Governance?: A
Comparative Empirical Perspective on Governance in African Countries," the Joint
Japan/World Bank Scholarship Program, Washington, DC, November 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/Japanscholarshipwash
dc1107.pdf

"Worldwide Governance Indicators vs. `Afro-Pessimism': Lessons from an Empirical
Perspective on Governance in African Countries," with Aart Kraay, Center for Global
Development presentation, Washington, DC, November 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCOR/Resources/CGDWGIAfricaPrese
ntation.pdf

"Transparencia, Gobernanza y Desarrollo: America Latina en Un Marco Empirico Mundial",
FUSADES, FUNDE y TAG/USAID, San Salvador, El Salvador, December 2007.
http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTWBIGOVANTCORINSPA/Resources/ElSalvadortran
sparenciapdf1207.pdf