Dev Kar

lead economist

Global Financial Integrity

Email: dkar@gfintegrity.org
Phone: (202) 293-0740 x222

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Prior to joining CIP, Dev was a Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington DC. During a career spanning nearly 32 years at the IMF, Dev worked on a wide variety of macroeconomic and statistical issues, both at IMF headquarters and on different types of IMF missions to member countries (technical assistance, Article IV Consultations with member countries, and Use of IMF Resources). Dev has a Ph.D. in Economics from the George Washington University (Major: Monetary Economics), a M. Phil (Economics), also from the same university (Major: International Economics) and a M.S. (Computer Science) from Howard University (Major: Database Management Systems). His undergraduate degree in Physics is from St. Xavier’s College, University of Calcutta, India. Dev has published a number of articles on macroeconomic and statistical issues both inside and outside the IMF.

• Publications

  Mexico: Illicit Financial Flows, Macroeconomic Imbalances, and the Underground Economy

  by Dev Kar

  Jan-30-2012 | Report

  A report from GFI finds that Mexico lost a total of $872 billion in illicit financial flows (or illegal capital flight) over a 41-year period from 1970 to 2010. These illicit financial flows were generally the product of: corruption, bribery and kickbacks, criminal activities, and efforts to shelter wealth from a country's tax authorities... Read More »

  Illicit Financial Flows from Developing Countries Over the Decade Ending 2009

  by Dev Kar and Sarah Freitas

  Dec-15-2011 | Report

  Illicit Financial Flows Report Update: Updating its January 2011 report, GFI has expanded the range of years analyzed and updated existing figures based on the newest available data... Read More »

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• In the Press

  Illicit Mexican Money Peppers the World

  Dev Kar

  May-06-2012 | Quotes

  GFI's Dev Kar is quoted extensively throughout this article about illicit financial flows in Mexico (in Spanish)... Read More »

  SABMiller Under Scrutiny

  Dev Kar

  Jun-17-2011 | Quotes

  "Multinational companies can easily take these countries for a ride," said Dev Kar, a senior economist at... Read More »

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