AEI's Henry Wendt Scholar Nicholas Eberstadt Wins Prestigious Bradley Prize
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, April 24, 2012

American Enterprise Institute (AEI) president Arthur Brooks announced today that Nicholas Eberstadt, the Henry Wendt Scholar in Political Economy at AEI, had been awarded the prestigious 2012 Bradley Prize by The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation. "I am delighted to announce that Nick Eberstadt’s groundbreaking work on demography, his extensive research on economic development, foreign aid, global health and poverty has been recognized by such a prestigious foundation. We’re proud that AEI is home to Nick’s unique brand of intellectual innovation and policy relevance," said Brooks.

Eberstadt, a political economist and a demographer by training, is the author of numerous articles and books on the Koreas, East Asia, and former Soviet states. He has written widely about the need to develop a comprehensive U.S. strategy towards North Korea, and most recently has also focused on Islamic and Chinese demographic trends. His most recent work, Russia’s Peacetime Demographic Crisis depicts the humanitarian catastrophe of Russia’s depopulation.

In addition to his AEI chair, Eberstadt is a senior advisor to the National Board of Asian Research, a member of the visiting committee at the Harvard School of Public Health, and a member of the Global Leadership Council at the World Economic Forum.

For more information about Nicholas Eberstadt’s recent work please visit www.aei.org/Eberstadt

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