Resident fellow Mauro De Lorenzo studies private sector-based approaches to development in post-conflict and post-socialist countries, focusing on reforms that have made some developing countries attractive to foreign and domestic investment. He also researches Chinese investment and political influence outside the Pacific region, particularly in Africa, the design of policies that promote democratic accountability in aid-receiving countries, and refugee and humanitarian policy.

- Consultant, Afghan construction companies, Kabul, 2005

- Associate Producer, “The Price of Aid,” BBC/ARTE, 2002-2003

- Analyst for Rwanda and Congo, Oxford Analytica, 2001-2004

- Research Associate, American University in Cairo, 2001-2002

- Research Associate, Makerere Institute of Social Research, Kampala, Uganda, 1999-2001

- Refugee Elections Specialist, Refugee Policy Group, Monrovia, Liberia, 1997

- Assistant to the Coordinator, Refugee Elections Steering Group, Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, 1996-1997

Education

M.Sc., social anthropology, University of Oxford (Rhodes Scholar)

M.A., linguistics, University of Delaware

B.A., cognitive science, University of Delaware

Articles and Short Publications

We Get More Benefit from Long-Term Food Aid Programs The Rwandan Paradox Entrepreneurial Philanthropy in the Developing World

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Events

Was Malthus Right? Was Today's Global Food Crisis Inevitable? What Was the Marshall Plan? Taxation, Representation, and Growth in Developing Countries

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Media Appearance

Political Disputes in Eastern Congo Predate Rwandan Genocide Podcast with Mauro De Lorenzo Power of One

Speaking Engagements

Consolidating Peace and Security in the Great Lakes Region of Africa The Accountability Gap in Refugee Protection When Helping Hurts