Mathematical Digest

Short Summaries of Articles about Mathematics
in the Popular Press

"Interview with the World Bank's New Chief Economist." The World Bank Group, DevMedia Center, 12 November 2003.

Francois Bourguignon is the new World Bank Chief Economist and Vice President of Development Economics. Posted on the World Bank media website is an interview with Bourguignon, along with a sidebar that notes he started his training as a mathematician who has degrees in statistics (from Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique) and applied mathematics (from the Université de Paris).

--- Annette Emerson

Return to Top