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Fernando R. Fernholz, Associate Professor of the Practice, Public Policy Studies

Office Location: | 276 Rubenstein Hall |
Office Phone: | (919) 613-9237 |
Email Address: | ![]() ![]() |
Web Page: | http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/~fernholz |
Teaching (Spring 2023):
- PUBPOL 596.01, EVALUATION PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
Synopsis
- Sanford 05, MW 12:00 PM-01:15 PM
- (also cross-listed as ECON 521.01, ENVIRON 532.01)
- Sanford 05, MW 12:00 PM-01:15 PM
- PUBPOL 743.01, PUB PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Synopsis
- Sanford 03, TuTh 03:30 PM-04:45 PM
- PUBPOL 780.01, PROJECT APPRAISAL/RISK MGT
Synopsis
- Rubenstein 153, MTuWThF 09:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Education:
Ph.D. Boston University 2000 M.P.A. Harvard University 1985 Master of Public Administration John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University 1985 M.S.C.E. RWTH Aachen University (Germany) 1974 Master of Science, Dipl.Ing. Bauingenieurwesen (Civil Engineering) Rheinisch Wesfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany 1974
- Specialties:
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Economics
Applied Economics
International Trade Policy
Economic Growth and Development
Environmental Policy
International Public Finance
Fiscal Decentralization
Local Government Finance and Management
Investment Appraisal
- Research Interests: International Development Policy
Research: Public finance, decentralization, international economics, trade, external debt and finance models, investment appraisal and risk analysis, privatization
- Keywords:
- International • public finance • trade • economics • external debt • investment appraisal • risk analysis • privatization
- Recent Publications
(More Publications)
- Author, FRFC, Technical Paper for World Hunger Series 2007: Hunger and Health, in World Hunger Series 2007: Hunger and Health (February, 2014), World Food Program
- Fernholz, FR, Chapter 24, (MulticriteriaAnalysis)., in Capital Budgeting Valuation.Financial Analysis for Today’s Investment Projects., 2011, edited by Baker, HK; English, P (June, 2011), JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, ISBN 0470569506, 9780470569504 [abs]
- Fernholz, FR, Enhancing the Government of Jamaica’s System for Prioritizing Public Investment Projects (January, Submitted, 2009) [abs]
- F.R. Fernholz Co Author, Technical Paper for World Hunger Series 2007: Hunger and Health, in World Hunger Series 2007: Hunger and Health (Spring, 2008), World Food Program, Rome Italy
- Fernholz, FR, Case Study: Risk Assessment of Infectious Disease Intervention in Latin America, edited by International, P (2008), Plan International