Jan Rutkowski CURRICULUM VITAE GENERAL INFORMATION Date of birth: 1954 Place of birth: St. Petersburg, Russia Nationality: Polish EDUCATION 1978 - M.A. in Economics, Warsaw University 1986 - Ph.D. in Economics, Warsaw University AREAS OF EXPERTIZE Labor markets and poverty Labor markets and business environment Labor market policies, institutions and reforms Monitoring and evaluation of labor market programs and policies Income distribution and poverty PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1 2005 to date Lead Economist, The World Bank, Office in Warsaw, Human Development Economics, Europe and Central Asia Region. Responsibilities include: Leading and carrying out research in the area of labor markets, poverty and social policies in transition economies; Designing and negotiating labor market reforms under World Bank adjustment operations; 1 See Annex for the list of main World Bank projects I was involved in.
Carrying out policy dialogue on labor market issues with governments in transition economies Developing and supervising employment promotion programs under investment operations. 2000 2005 Senior Labor Economist, The World Bank 1994-2000 Long-term Consultant to the World Bank Carried out analytical work on labor market in transition transitional economies. Was involved in Bank operational work in the area of social protection and employment promotion. 1992-1994 Visiting Fellow, Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Research on the labor market transition in Poland. 1991-1992 Research Visitor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences, Centre for Economic Performance. Research on wage determination in transition economies. 1987-1991 Senior Research Economist, and Chief of Social Development Section, Center for Economics and Statistics, Central Statistical Office and Polish Academy of Sciences. Coordination of the Center's research in the area of living standards and poverty. Research on social policies and living standards in Poland. International comparisons of social expenditures. 1980-1986 Research Economist. Research on the relationship between economic growth and social development. International comparisons of standards of living. 1978-1980 Research Assistant. Analysis of economic and social indicators in the CMEA countries. COUNTRY WORK EXPERIENCE I was involved in World Bank projects in the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, Macedonia, FYR; Moldova, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Fulbright Fellowship, 1992-93 (at Princeton University) Ph.D. thesis awarded by the Minister of Education, 1986 M.A. thesis won the first award in the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy Award Competition, 1979 MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS American Economic Association; European Association of Labour Economists; Polish Statistical Society 2
LANGUAGES Polish (native) English (fluent) Russian (fluent) German RECENT PUBLICATIONS AND WORKING PAPERS Full list of publications comprises over 50 articles, contributions to collective works and discussion papers. Articles and working papers published since 1990 include: Labor Markets in EU8+2: From the Shortage of Jobs to the Shortage of Skilled Workers, World Bank EU8+2 Regular Economic Report, Secial Topic, September 2007 (principal author). Taxation of Labor in Ch. Grey and A.Vourdakis (eds.), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth in ECA, World Bank, Washington, D.C., 2007. "Labor Market Developments during Economic Transition", Policy Research Working Paper 3894, World Bank, Washington, D.C, April 2006. Enhancing Job Opportunities: Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, World Bank, Washington, D.C, 2005 (with S. Scarpetta) Impact of Globalization and Macro Economic Policies on Health Care Labor Markets, World Bank Discussion Paper, 2005, (with A. Preker and others). Minimum wage: Curse or Blessing? Social Protection Primer Note, 2005. Labor Markets, in N. Barr (Ed.) Labor Markets and Social Policy: The Accession and Beyond, Washington DC: The World Bank, 2005 (with M. Rashid and D. Fretwell). Labor Market Interventions during the Transition in ECA, Spectrum, Summer 2004. Firms, Jobs and Employment in Moldova, Policy Research Working Paper No. 3253, World Bank, Washington, D.C, March 2004. Does Strict Employment Protection Discourage Job Creation? Evidence from Croatia. Policy Research Working Paper 3104, World Bank, Washington, D.C, August 2003. Why is Unemployment so High in Bulgaria? Policy Research Working Paper 3017, World Bank, Washington, D.C, April 2003. Rapid Labor Reallocation with a Stagnant Unemployment Pool, Policy Research Working Paper 2946, World Bank, Washington, D.C, January 2003. Job Creation and Job Destruction in Poland, Bank i Kredyt, No 11-12, 2002 Poland s Labor Market: The Challenge of Job Creation, A World Bank Country Study, Washington, D.C., 2001 (co-author). Poland: Regional Dimensions of Unemployment, in: B. Funck and L. Pizzati (eds.), Labor, Employment, and Social Policies in the EU Enlargement Process. Changing Perspectives and Policy Options, Conference Edition, The World Bank, Washington D.C., 2002 (with M. Przybyla). 3
Earnings Inequality in Transition Economies of Central Europe. Trends and Patterns during the 1990s, World Bank, Social Protection Discussion Paper No. 0117, July 2001. Labor Markets in Transition Economies: Recent Developments and Future Challenges, World Bank, Social Protection Discussion Paper No. 0111, April 2001, (with Mansoora Rashid) Earnings Mobility during the Transition: The Case of Hungary. MOCT-MOST. Economic Policy in Transitional Economies, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2001 Labor Markets and Poverty in Bulgaria, Social Protection Discussion Paper No. 9918, World Bank, 1999 Welfare and the Labor Market in Poland: Social Policy during Economic Transition, Social Challenges of Transition Series, World Bank Technical Paper No. 417, 1998 Low Wage Employment in Transitional Economies of Central and Eastern Europe, MOCT- MOST: Economic Policy in Transitional Economies, 1997, Vol. 7(1). Changes in the Wage Structure during Economic Transition in Central and Eastern Europe, Social Challenges of Transition Series, World Bank Technical Paper No. 340, 1996. High Skills Pay Off: The Changing Wage Structure during Economic Transition in Poland, Economics of Transition, 1996, Vol. 4(1). Becoming Less Equal. Wage Effects of Economic Transition in Poland, PEW Papers on Central Eastern European Reform, No. 8, Center of International Studies, Princeton University 1996 Labor Markets and the Poor, in: Understanding Poverty in Poland, World Bank 1995. "Wage Determination in Late Socialism", Economics of Planning, 1994, vol. 27 Social Expenditures in Poland: Major Programs and Recent Trends, Research Paper Series, Paper no. 1, The World Bank, Washington, D.C., 1991. 4
Annex Main projects I have been involved since joining the Bank in 1994 Project Year Role/Contribution Social Challenges of Transition: a series of cross-country studies on various human development aspects of transition in ECA Bulgaria Poverty 1994-1997 Task Manager; coordinated the work of a tem and contributed two articles: (a) on wage developments during the transition and (b) a cross-sectoral analysis of human development issues in Poland 1995 Contributed background paper; participated in dissemination workshops Macedonia Poverty and CEM Bulgaria Regional Initiatives Fund 1998-1999 Contributed chapters on labor markets; participated in dissemination workshops 1998-2000 Responsible for the assessment of the labor market impact of the project and economic evaluation of selected micro-projects Bulgaria SPAL 1998-2000 Carried out policy dialogue with the government and supervised project implementation Bulgaria Poverty 1998 Contributed background paper; participated in dissemination workshop Macedonia SSAC 1999-2000 Carried out policy dialogue with the government and supervised project implementation Poland Employment Promotion Hungary Poverty 1999-2000 Task Manager; supervised project implementation 1999 Contributed a background paper to the study and participated in dissemination Croatia SAL 2000-2002 Responsible for the labor market module of the operation. Identified key labor market issues, negotiated conditionality, supervised project implementation Poland Hard Coal Restructuring ECA Labor Strategy Paper 2000-2001 Responsible for the implementation of the social monitoring component of the project 2000 Co-author; identified key labor market issues during the transition and policy recommendations ECA Poverty 2000 Contributed two background papers: (a) on earnings inequalities, and (b) on earnings mobility during the transition; findings used in the report and papers published. Moldova Labor Market Policy Note 2000 Carried out policy dialogue on labor market issues and prepared a note, which was well received by the client Bulgaria PAL 2001-2002 Responsible for the labor market module of the operation. Identified key labor market issues, negotiated conditionality 5
Lithuania CEM 2001 Contributed a background paper on labor markets; paper published Poland Labor Market Study 2001 Co-author; contributed novel analysis of job creation and job destruction, and of determinants of regional labor market outcomes; participated in dissemination workshops Serbia SOSAC 2001 Responsible for identifying key labor market issues and suggesting credit conditions ECA Labor Market Study Serbia Employment Promotion Project 2002 to date 2002 to date Co-team Leader, developed a concept of the study, build and managed a team of contributors, prepared a report; participated in international consultations Responsible for the design and supervision of the monitoring and evaluation component of the project Croatia CEM 2002 Contributed a background paper to the study; the article was published in Croatian Bulgaria Poverty Moldova Poverty 2002 Contributed a chapter on labor markets; participated in dissemination workshop 2003 Contributed a chapter on labor markets; participated in dissemination workshop; paper published Azerbaijan PSIA 2004 Designed a novel survey of labor demand, supervised its implementation and contributed to the report Ukraine Labor Market Study 2005 to date Team Leader; developed a concept of the study, build and managed a team of contributors 6