United States Agency for International Development

USAID Cancels Harvard Russia Project After Discovering Shleifer and Hay Used Insider Positions to Profit from Russian Investments

1997-09-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) canceled most of its funding for Harvard’s Russia economic reform project after investigations revealed that top Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) officials Andrei Shleifer and Jonathan Hay had used their …

Andrei Shleifer Jonathan Hay Harvard Institute for International Development United States Agency for International Development Lawrence Summers +2 more harvard russia usaid corruption conflict-of-interest +4 more

Harvard Receives $40 Million USAID Contract to Advise Russia's Economic Transition: 'Harvard's Blank Check from Uncle Sam'

1992-01-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Harvard University’s Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID) received a $40.4 million contract from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to provide advice on privatization and market reforms in post-Soviet Russia, awarded without normal competitive …

Harvard Institute for International Development Andrei Shleifer Jonathan Hay Lawrence Summers United States Agency for International Development +1 more russia harvard usaid shock-therapy privatization +4 more