Peter A. Petri

At a Glance

Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance Ph.D., Harvard University Specializations Asian Economic Development, Economic Integration & Cooperation In The Asia Pacific, Finance & Investment, International Trade

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Sachar International Center, 203
(781) 736 - 2256 [Tel]
(781) 736 - 2263 [Fax]
ppetri@brandeis.edu
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Peter A. Petri is the Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance at the Brandeis International Business School (IBS) and a Senior Fellow of the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He served as Dean of IBS from its founding in 1994 until 2006. He has held appointments as a Fulbright Research Scholar and Visiting Scholar at the OECD, the Brookings Institution, Keio University (Tokyo) and Fudan University (Shanghai). He has consulted for the World Bank, the OECD, the Asian Development Bank, APEC, and agencies of the United Nations, the United States and other countries. He serves on the editorial boards of journals dedicated to Asia-Pacific research and is the Convener of the East-West Center’s East-West Dialogue. He is a member of the Board of the U.S. Asia Pacific Council and the PAFTAD International Steering Committee, and a former Chair of the U.S. APEC Study Center Consortium. He received A.B. and Ph.D. degrees in economics from Harvard University.

Petri's research focuses on international trade, finance and investment, with primary applications to the Pacific Rim, and has been supported by the U.S. Departments of State, Education, and Health and Human Services, the World Bank, the United Nations and several major foundations. He is the author of approximately one hundred research contributions in these fields.

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