Daniel Sacks

Director of Donor Relations

Daniel Sacks is the Director of Donor Relations at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. In that capacity, he works to disseminate the results of Mercatus research to key stakeholders, makes speeches and prepares papers, and cultivates support for research and graduate students. Mr. Sacks is the point of contact for supporters and partners in Connecticut, Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Previously he was a research associate for the Mercatus Center’s Enterprise Africa project and conducted fieldwork in Namibia, Kenya, Malawi, and Houston. Mr. Sacks graduated from McGill University with an honors degree in political science and minors in economics and psychology.

Published Research

Book Review: Paul Collier's Wars, Guns, and Votes Daniel Sacks \| Dec 01, 2009 In his latest book, Wars, Guns and Votes, Oxford development economist Paul Collier makes the case for the use of military intervention in developing countries. However, Collier’s call for…	Halting Hunger Daniel Sacks \| Jul 2009 Government intervention and interference in agricultural markets prevents the growth of commercial agricultural sectors and decreases the ability of African farmers to improve their standards of…
Fixing Famine: How Technology and Incentives Can Help Feed Africa Daniel Sacks, Jasson Urbach \| Jun 2009 This Policy Comment presents four types of simple technologies that can make small plots of lands more productive and increase farmers’ outputs and incomes: hybrid and genetically modified seeds,…	Review of Starved for Science Daniel Sacks \| Apr 13, 2009 Enterprise Africa! researcher Daniel Sacks reviews Robert Paarlberg's "Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa."

More Published Research

Policy Briefs

Land Tenure Security and Agricultural Productivity Daniel Sacks, Karol Boudreaux \| Sep 2009 In mid-July, the G-8 nations announced a $20 billion commitment to help farmers in developing countries increase their food production.1 Although these efforts are intended to increase food supplies…	Starving for Change Daniel Sacks, Karol Boudreaux \| Nov 2008 The United States government spends over two billion dollars a year on food aid, supposedly to help poor, hungry people around the world fight off starvation. However, much of this money is not…
Managing Expectations for Microcredit Daniel Sacks, Karol Boudreaux, Tyler Cowen \| Aug 2008 Microcredit offers real benefits to people in developing countries. However, microcredit’s supporters overestimate its benefits. While some borrowers use microcredit loans to start business, most…	Planting Seeds of Hope Daniel Sacks<

Book Review: Paul Collier's Wars, Guns, and Votes Daniel Sacks \| Dec 01, 2009 In his latest book, Wars, Guns and Votes, Oxford development economist Paul Collier makes the case for the use of military intervention in developing countries. However, Collier’s call for…	Halting Hunger Daniel Sacks \| Jul 2009 Government intervention and interference in agricultural markets prevents the growth of commercial agricultural sectors and decreases the ability of African farmers to improve their standards of…
Fixing Famine: How Technology and Incentives Can Help Feed Africa Daniel Sacks, Jasson Urbach \| Jun 2009 This Policy Comment presents four types of simple technologies that can make small plots of lands more productive and increase farmers’ outputs and incomes: hybrid and genetically modified seeds,…	Review of Starved for Science Daniel Sacks \| Apr 13, 2009 Enterprise Africa! researcher Daniel Sacks reviews Robert Paarlberg's "Starved for Science: How Biotechnology Is Being Kept Out of Africa."

Land Tenure Security and Agricultural Productivity Daniel Sacks, Karol Boudreaux \| Sep 2009 In mid-July, the G-8 nations announced a $20 billion commitment to help farmers in developing countries increase their food production.1 Although these efforts are intended to increase food supplies…	Starving for Change Daniel Sacks, Karol Boudreaux \| Nov 2008 The United States government spends over two billion dollars a year on food aid, supposedly to help poor, hungry people around the world fight off starvation. However, much of this money is not…
Managing Expectations for Microcredit Daniel Sacks, Karol Boudreaux, Tyler Cowen \| Aug 2008 Microcredit offers real benefits to people in developing countries. However, microcredit’s supporters overestimate its benefits. While some borrowers use microcredit loans to start business, most…	Planting Seeds of Hope Daniel Sacks<