David Dollar (November 21, 1954 – October 8, 2023) was an American economist and China scholar who served as a senior fellow at the
Brookings Institution's John L. Thornton China Center between July 2017 and October 2023.[1] His research focused on economic reform in China and US-China economic relations.[2][3][4] He hosted Brookings' "Dollar and Sense" trade podcast.[5]
Early life and education
David Dollar was born on November 21, 1954.[6] Originally from
St. Louis,
Missouri, he graduated with a BA in Chinese History and Language from
Dartmouth College in 1975 and a PhD in economics from
NYU in 1984.[7] Subsequently, he joined
UCLA as an assistant professor in the economics department.[1]
Creating a better environment for development as an objective of US policy, Brookings Institution, December 2022 (co-authored with Patricia Kim, Louison Sall, and Jonathan Stromseth)[10]
What China needs to do if it wants to achieve its ambitious economic goals by 2049, CNN, June 21, 2021 (co-authored with Yiping Huang and Yang Yao)[11]
The Foreign Policy Essay: Will China's Economy Dominate the 21st Century? Lawfare, January 4, 2015[12]
The Creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Is the Right Move for the Global Economy, NYT, October 22, 2014[13]
Spreading the Wealth, Foreign Affairs, January 1, 2002 (co-authored with Aart Kraay)[14]
Others
What's the best case scenario for US-China relations? Dollar & Sense Podcast, August 14, 2023 (with
Ryan Hass)[15]
Death
Dollar died on October 6, 2023, of complications from a bone marrow transplant, at the age of 68.[16][17][18][19][20][21]