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Experience
2004 to Present, Senior Partner, Social Insight
Current projects include:
- Technical expert for the Brookings Global Health Financing Initiative
- Co-leader of a high-level working group at the Center for Global Development to improve evaluation of development
programs
- Development of training materials and courses on combatting corruption and improving governance in the health
sector
Completed projects include:
- Research on the best forms of governance for social health insurance systems for the World Bank.
- Review of Health Financing Options for Pakistan
- Report for the Inter-American Development Bank on public policies toward people with disabilities in Latin
America.
- Introductory chapter to Transparency International's 2006 Global Corruption Report and serving on their Editorial
Advisory Panel.
2001 - 2004 Senior Health Economist, World Health Organization
Responsibilities include:
- Developing a WHO policy on issues related to health sector financing, including conducting and supervising
research, managing and implementing consultations, and drafting policy papers.
- Providing technical advice to Ministers of Health and their top advisors regarding health financing reform
options
- Supervising consultants and staff in the production of technical studies; design and analysis of surveys; and
development of training materials
Achievements include:
- In consultation with Ethiopian government, analyzed and reported on public health expenditure issues, providing
recommendations on future allocations of spending
- Managed an internal consultation on health financing issues in WHO with regional offices (Mar. 2002); wrote
and circulated a draft policy paper that is under review.
- Wrote and supervised the production of technical studies on topics including how much countries should spend
on health, medical savings accounts, health policy reactions to macroeconomic crises, and user fees.
- Supervised the development of socioeconomic and demographic sections of the World Health Survey, managing the
coordination of these sections with developments in related parts of the survey.
- Managed support to the government of Malaysia on its initiative to introduce national health insurance.
- Supported health policy development in Ethiopia, providing guidance on health financing issues and completing
a full expenditure review of the public health sector. Coordinated WHO engagement in Ethiopian health reform issues
with the World Bank, the Earth Institute, and the Commission for Macroeconomics and Health.
- Supervised development of training materials and conducted training for staff from countries and WHO offices
in Namibia, South Africa, Crete, Swtizerland, and Malaysia on issues of health financing.
1999 - 2001 Senior Health Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Social Program Division.
Responsible for leading the IDB's health sector specialists in improving the design, approval and implementation
of health sector programs, as well as assuring coordination of health sector programs with other multilateral and
bilateral agencies.
- Established and managed an effective network of communication among Bank health specialists, in headquarters
and in country offices;
- Managed and advised Bank health projects (e.g. Brazilian TC for Regulation of Private Health Insurance, Guatemalan
Health Sector Program, Belize Health Sector Program);
- Organized and managed a series of internal discussions, technical training, and technical seminars to improve
the work of health specialists;
- Played a central role in developing a coordination process between IDB health sector activities and those of
the World Bank and PAHO, in direct communication with the IDB Executive Vice President, World Bank Vice President,
and PAHO Director General.
- Diagnosis Corruption - Latin American Research Network Project - Contracted, managed and supervised
6 case studies on corruption in public hospitals, including design and quality control of econometric analyses.
Edited a final published volume based on the case studies.
1995 - 1998 Senior Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Office of the Chief Economist
Economist. Responsible for contracting, managing, conducting and organizing research on topics related to institutional
change in the Region. Also responsible for providing top-level policy advice to the Chief Economist and Executive
Vice President of the IDB. Main products included:
- "Social Service Delivery Strategy" (GN-1932) – key contributing author
- Key member of the team that analyzed, proposed, and negotiated an amendment to the Bank’s operational policy
on urban development, specifically related to housing
- Participation in project teams directly or as an advisor (e.g. PN-0054, BR-0182, UR-0107, PN-0069, BR-0199)
- Review of Mexican Higher Education Credit Proposal
- Review of loan and policy documents for the Chief Economist
- Preparation and participation in "Encerronas" (particularly Costa Rica 1998)
- "Making Social Services Work" IPES 1996 (coordinator and main contributor)
- Organization Matters – A Latin American Research Network Project – Contracted, managed, and supervised
6 case studies that were published as a book
- Spilled Water – A Latin American Research Network Project – Contracted, managed, and supervised 6 case
studies that were published as a book, including design and quality control of econometric analyses.
- Wealth from Health – A Latin American Research Network Project – Contracted, managed, and supervised
6 case studies that were published as a book, including design and quality control of econometric analyses.
1994 - 1995 Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Project Analysis Department, Project Advisory Office.
- Conducted technical review of loan proposals;
- Developed and evaluated new econometric and statistical methods for project analysis;
- Developed materials and provided training in logical framework and economic analysis;
- Organized and managed training courses in economic analysis and financial analysis;
- Participated in high-level policy discussions regarding IDB programming as member of the country teams for
Ecuador and Barbados; Provided briefings and policy advice to the Manager of the Project Analysis Department (PRA).
1991 - 1994 Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, Project Analysis Department, Sanitation & Urban
Development.
- Conducted economic analyses of sanitation and urban development projects (e.g. BR-0186);
- Reviewed project proposals for economic viability;
- Provided technical support to other bank economists on economic evaluation econometric and statistical methods.
1991 Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank, Review of energy sector lending requirements regarding
pricing.
1989 - 1991 Visiting Researcher, IPEA/Rio de Janeiro (The Institute of Social and Economic Research of
Brazil's Plannning Ministry).
1990 Consultant, Ford Foundation. External evaluation of a study on hydroelectric power in Brazil.
1990 Consultant, World Bank. Estimation of rates of return to education in Brazil for Prof. David Ross.
1988 Visiting Instructor, Connecticut College. Economic Development, Labor Economics, Macroeconomics
1986 and 1987 - Research Assistant, Boston University, Growth and the Environment in Massachusetts.
1985 - Research Assistant, Boston University, "Reviving Mature Economies: firm location and local factors
in Western Massachusetts' economic development"
1983-84 Research Assistant, Economic Development Group, Inc. - Research, analysis and writing on U.S. economy
and international commodity markets
1982 - 1983 Benjamin A. Trustman Travelling Fellowship. Field research in Peru, Bolivia, and Mexico on agriculture.
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List of Publications and Reports
Savedoff, William D. Forthcoming. "Getting a Pulse on Health Quality," Chapter
5 in Inter-American Development Bank. Economic and Social Progress Report 2009: Quality of Life. Inter-American
Development Bank, Washington, DC.
Savedoff, William D and Pablo Gottret, eds. 2008. Governing Mandatory Health Insurance: Learning from Experience. World
Bank, Washington, DC.
Savedoff, William D. 2008. "Public Expenditure Tracking Surveys: Planning, Implementation and Uses."
Report Submitted to the World Bank. Social Insight, Portland, ME. June 10.
Savedoff, William D. 2007. "Challenges and Solutions in Health in Latin America An Alternative View for the Consulta de San
José." Sponsored by the Copenhagen Consensus Center and the Inter-American
Development Bank.
Savedoff, William D. 2007. "Spreading Health Care to the Poor," Americas
Quarterly, pp. 98-99. Fall.
Levine, Ruth and Bill Savedoff. 2007. "Beyond Good Intentions: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation
(3ie)," Alliance, 12(4):52-53. December.
Savedoff, William D. 2007. "What Should a Country Spend on Health Care?" Health Affairs 26(4): 1-9.
Savedoff, William D. and Jens Holst, 2007, "Implications of Enrolment Criteria for Social Health Insurance,"
Chapter 3.2 in GTZ, Extending Social Protection in Health: Developing Countries' Experiences, Lessons Learnt and
Recommendations, Eschborn, Germany: Verlag fur Akademische Schriften (VAS). pp. 96-99.
Sekhri, Neelam and William D. Savedoff. 2006. "Trends and Regulatory Challenges in Harnessing Private Voluntary
Health Insurance." Ch. 9 in Alex Preker, R. Scheffler, and Michael Basset. 2006. Private Voluntary Health
Insurance in Development: Friend or Foe? World Bank, Washington, DC. pp. 241-264.
Savedoff, William D. 2006. "Política Pública Para Las Personas Con Discapacidad en Chile: Aprendiendo
de las Experiencias Internacionales." Chapter 3 in Fondo Nacional de la Discapacidad (FONADIS). 2006. "Desarrollo
Inclusivo y Discapacidad: Oportunidades y Desafío." Seminário Internacional. Santiago, Chile:
FONADIS. October.
Savedoff, W.D. 2006. "Public Policy for People with Disabilities in Chile: Learning
from International Experiences." Report submitted to the Inter-American Development Bank by Social Insight,
Portland, ME. Nov. 13.
Sekhri, N. and W.D. Savedoff. 2006. "Regulating private health insurance to serve the public interest: policy issues for developing
countries." The International Journal of Health Planning and Management 21(4):357-392.
Levine, R. and W.D. Savedoff. 2006. "The Evaluation Agenda" in N. Birdsall, ed. Rescuing the World Bank:
A CGD Working Group Report and Selected Essays. Washington, DC: Center for Global Development. pp. 183-194.
Savedoff, W.D., R. Levine and N. Birdsall, Co-chairs. 2006. "When Will We Ever Learn? Improving Lives Through Impact Evaluation."
Report of the Evaluation Gap Working Group. Washington, DC: Center for Global Development. May.
Savedoff, W.D. and R. Levine. 2006. "Learning from Development: The Case for an International Council to Catalyze Independent Impact
Evaluations of Social Sector Interventions." CGD Brief. Washington, DC: Center for
Global Development. May.
Savedoff, William D. and Karen Hausman. 2006."Why Are Health Systems Prone to Corruption?" Chapter 1
in Global Corruption Report 2006: Corruption and
Health, London and Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press and Transparency International.
Savedoff, W.D. 2005. "Mandatory Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Overview,
Framework and Research Program." Report submitted to the World Bank by Social Insight, Portland, ME. April
27.
Savedoff, W.D. 2005. "Transparency and Corruption in the Health Sector of Latin America and the Caribbean:
A Conceptual Framework and Ideas for Action," Report submitted to the Inter-American Development Bank, October.
Sekhri, Neelam and William D. Savedoff, "Private Health Insurance: Implications for Developing Countries",
Health and Ageing, No. 12, April, 2005.
James C., G. Carrin, W.D. Savedoff and P. Hanvoravongchai, “Clarifying Efficiency-Equity Tradeoffs Through Explicit Criteria, with a Focus on Developing Countries”,
Health Care Analysis, 13(1):33-51. March, 2005.
Sekhri, Neelam and William D. Savedoff, "Private
Health Insurance: Implications for Developing Countries", Bulletin
of the World Health Organization, 83:2, Feb. 2005, pp. 127-134.
Savedoff, William D. "Find
Out What Works To Achieve The MDGs", Comment on Jeffrey D. Sachs, "Health In The Developing World: Achieving
The MDGs", Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 82:12, Dec. 2004, pp. 950-951.
Sekhri, Neelam, William D. Savedoff and Shivani Tripathi, "Regulating Private Insurance to Serve the Public Interest: Policy Issues for Developing Countries",
Paper presented at the 11th Annual Conference of the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey
(ERF), Beirut, Lebanon, December 14-16, 2004.
(Contributor to) Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, Strengthening Health Systems: The Role and Promise of Policy and System Research, Global Forum for Health Research, WHO: Geneva. 2004.
Savedoff, William D. "Public Health Expenditure and Health in Ethiopia", Chapter 4 in World Bank, Ethiopia
Public Expenditure Review, Volume I, Public Spending in the Social Sectors 2000-2020, The Emerging Challenge,
Report No. 29338-ET, World Bank: Washington, DC, June, 2004.
Savedoff, William D. "Is there
a case for social insurance?", Health Policy & Planning, 19(3):183-184. May 2004.
Savedoff, William D. "40th Anniversary:
Kenneth Arrow and the Birth of Health Economics", Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 82(2),
February, 2004.
Savedoff, W.D. "Tax-Based
Financing for Health Systems: Options and Experiences," Discussion Paper Number 4, EIP/FER/DP.04.4, Geneva,
World Health Organization, 2004.
Savedoff, W.D. "How
Much Should Countries Spend on Health?" Discussion Paper Number 2, EIP/FER/DP.03.2, Geneva, World Health
Organization, 2003.
Poullier, JP, P. Hernandez, K. Kawabata, W.D. Savedoff, "Patterns of Global Health Expenditures: Results for
191 Countries" Ch. 17 in Murray CJL, Evans DB, eds. Health systems performance assessment: debates, methods
and empiricism. Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003.
Savedoff, W.D., G. Carrin, K. Kawabata, A. Mechbal, "Monitoring the Health Financing Function" Ch.
18 in Murray CJL, Evans DB, eds. Health systems performance assessment: debates, methods and empiricism.
Geneva, World Health Organization, 2003.
Savedoff, W.D., G. Carrin, "Developing Health Financing Policies" Ch. 19 in Murray CJL, Evans DB,
eds. Health systems performance assessment: debates, methods and empiricism. Geneva, World Health Organization,
2003.
Shepard, D.S., W.D. Savedoff, and Phua Kai Hong, "Health Care Reform Initiatives in Malaysia: Report of
a Consultation with the Planning and Development Division", Ministry of Health, Malaysia, October 16, 2002.
Giuffrida, Antonio, R. Iunes and W. D. Savedoff. 2002. "Occupational Risks in Latin America and the Caribbean: Economic and Health Dimensions of
the Problem", Health Policy and Planning, 17:3, September.
Di Tella, Rafael and William D. Savedoff. eds. 2001. Diagnosis: Corruption.
Fraud in Latin America's Public Hospitals. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.
Mintz, Patricia, Gerard La Forgia, and William D. Savedoff. 2001. "Contracting health services: getting
from here to there." In RAP Author's Workshop, May 13-15, World Bank: Washington, DC. [forthcoming as a chapter
in an edited volume and translated for use in "Métodos de Contratación: Programa Flagship: Reformas
y Financiamiento Sustentable del Sector Salud, Panama, November 2001].
Giuffrida, Antonio, R. Iunes and W. D. Savedoff. 2001. "Occupational Health and Safety in Latin America:
Economic and Health Dimensions", Social Development Department, Technical Working Paper Series, SOC-121. Washington,
DC: Inter-American Development Bank.
Slack, Katherine and William D. Savedoff. 2001. "Public Purchaser-Private Provider Contracting for Health
Services". Social Development Department, Technical Working Paper Series, SOC-120. Washington, DC: Inter-American
Development Bank.
Savedoff, William D. et al. 2000. "Experiments in Reaching the Poor without Tearing the Safety Net: Public
Health Insurance in Massachusetts" in Rosenmoller, M. ed. The Challenge of Health Reform: Reaching the
Poor. IESE & World Bank: Barcelona.
Savedoff, William D. and T. Paul Schultz. eds. 2000. Wealth from Health: Linking Social Investments to Earnings
in Latin America. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.
Savedoff, William D. et al. 2000. "Experiments in Reaching the Poor Without Tearing the Safety Net:
Public Health Insurance in Massachusetts". Case study for a conference on Health Reform and the Poor in Latin
America.
Savedoff, William D. 1999. "Health Equity and Good Intentions in Latin America" in Institutional
Reforms, Growth, and Human Development in Latin America, a Conference at The Yale Center for International
Area Studies, New Haven, CT. April 16 and 17.
Savedoff, William D. and Spiller, Pablo T. eds. 1999. Spilled Water: Institutional Commitment in the Provision
of Water Services. Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.
Spiller, Pablo T. and W. D. Savedoff. 1999. "Commitment and Governance in Infrastructure", Chapter
7 in F. Basañes, E. Uribe and R. Willig, eds. Can Privatization Deliver? Infrastructure in Latin America.
Washington, DC: Inter-American Development Bank.
Savedoff, William D. ed. 1998. Organization Matters: Agency Problems in Health and Education in Latin America.
Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC.
Piras, Claudia and Savedoff, William D. 1998. "How Much Do Teachers Earn?" Office of the Chief Economist,
Working Paper Series WP-375, July. http://www.iadb.org/oce/324a.cfm?CODE=WP-375
Savedoff, William D. 1997. "Social Services Viewed Through New Lenses: Agency Problems in Education and
Health in Latin America", Inter-American Development Bank. Office of the Chief Economist, Working Paper Series,
R-318. http://www.iadb.org/oce/321a.cfm?CODE=R-318
Inter-American Development Bank. 1996. Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: Making Social Services
Work. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. (coordinator of Special Section). http://www.iadb.org/oce/ipes
Inter-American Development Bank. 1996. "Supporting Reform in the Delivery of Social Services: A Strategy".
Social Programs Division, Washington, DC. (Co-author).
Savedoff, William D., Ricardo Hausmann, and Claudia Piras. 1997. "Reform of Social Service Delivery Systems
in Latin America". Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Working Paper Series, No. 230, Washington,
DC.
Savedoff, William D. 1995. Wages, Labour and Regional Development in Brazil. Aldershot, England: Avebury
Press.
Savedoff, William D. 1993. Review of Labor in the Puerto-Rican Economy, Postwar Development and Stagnation.
Hispanic American Historical Review 73(3):534-535, August.
Savedoff, William D. 1991. "Wage dynamics in urban Brazil: evidence of regional segmentation or national
markets?". Revista de Econometria, Ano XI, No. 2, Recife.
Savedoff, William D. 1990. "Os diferenciais regionais de salarios no Brasil: segmentacao versus dinamismo
da demanda". Pesquisa e Planejamento Economica. Rio de Janeiro.
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