Jessica Wallack
Assistant Professor of Political Economy; Research Affiliate of the California Institute for Information Technology and Telecommunications
jwallack@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-5733
Fax: (858) 534-3939
jwallack@ucsd.edu
Phone: (858) 822-5733
Fax: (858) 534-3939
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0519
Office #1303
Education
Ph.D., Graduate School of Business, Stanford University, 2004 (political economy)
B.A., Harvard University, 1997 (political science, with a certificate in Latin American studies)
B.A., Harvard University, 1997 (political science, with a certificate in Latin American studies)
Biography
CV
Wallack's work focuses on the factors that create successful partnerships between entrepreneurs, NGOs, corporations, and governments. Wallack is currently on leave working with the Center for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai, India. Her ongoing academic projects include research on the politics and economics of private participation in infrastructure development in India and Latin America, as well as the social and organizational challenges involved in development or public-purpose technology interventions.
In addition to a variety of articles in scholarly journals, Wallack recently published a book, Federalism and Economic Reform, with T.N. Srinivasan of Yale University. She is writing a second book on India's infrastructure markets and reforms with N.K. Singh, former economic advisor to the Prime Minister and member of the Planning Commission of India. Wallack co-authors a biweekly commentary on Indian economic and social policy for the Express Group, one of the the largest English-language newspapers in India.
Wallack is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Wilderhill Global Clean Energy Index (NEX) and a Strategic Advisor for the Calit2 India Initiative. Prior to coming to IR/PS, Wallack worked for the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and Asian Development Bank.
Wallack's work focuses on the factors that create successful partnerships between entrepreneurs, NGOs, corporations, and governments. Wallack is currently on leave working with the Center for Development Finance at the Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai, India. Her ongoing academic projects include research on the politics and economics of private participation in infrastructure development in India and Latin America, as well as the social and organizational challenges involved in development or public-purpose technology interventions.
In addition to a variety of articles in scholarly journals, Wallack recently published a book, Federalism and Economic Reform, with T.N. Srinivasan of Yale University. She is writing a second book on India's infrastructure markets and reforms with N.K. Singh, former economic advisor to the Prime Minister and member of the Planning Commission of India. Wallack co-authors a biweekly commentary on Indian economic and social policy for the Express Group, one of the the largest English-language newspapers in India.
Wallack is currently a member of the Advisory Board of the Wilderhill Global Clean Energy Index (NEX) and a Strategic Advisor for the Calit2 India Initiative. Prior to coming to IR/PS, Wallack worked for the World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, and Asian Development Bank.
Programs and Centers
Perspectives
Wallack can comment on economic and political developments in India and Latin America, as well as interactions between the two regions.
