EXPERTS

Holly Krambeck is the Program Manager for the World Bank Data Lab, housed in the Development Data Group.

Somik Lall is Senior Adviser to the Chief Economist of the World Bank Group. Lall has recently directed the World Bank's 2024 World Development Report on the “Middle-Income Trap” that examines how middle-income countries can break into the ranks of the wealthiest economies.

Amparo Palacios-López is a Senior Economist for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), the World Bank’s flagship household survey program housed in the Development Data Group.

Dunstan Matekenya is a Data Scientist with the World Bank’s Development Data Group. 

David McKenzie is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group, Finance and Private Sector Development Unit.

Katie L. McWilliams is a Geographer with the World Bank Development Data Group’s Data Analytics and Tools team, where she incorporates geospatial data and analytical insights into development projects. 

Bernhard Metz is a Senior Operations Officer in the World Bank’s Fragility, Conflict & Violence (FCV) Group. 

Trevor Monroe works as a Senior Program Manager with the World Bank Development Data Group’s Analytics and Tools team.

Miriam Muller is a Social Scientist with the World Bank's Poverty and Equity Global Practice, in the West and Central Africa region.

Çağlar Özden is a Lead Economist in the Development Research Group of the World Bank and co-director of the 2023 World Development Report on International Migration. His research explores the nexus of globalization of product and labor markets, government policies and economic development.

Owen Ozier is an Associate Professor of Economics at Williams College.

Alvaro Pedraza is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the World Bank's Development Research Group.

Steven Pennings is a Senior Economist in the Macroeconomics and Growth Team of the World Bank Development Research Group.

Federico Polidoro is a Senior Statistician for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), the World Bank’s flagship household survey program housed in the Development Data Group.

Giulia Ponzini is an Economist for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), the World Bank’s flagship household survey program housed in the Development Data Group.

Rong Qian is a Senior Economist at the World Bank in Indonesia. She leads a team that studies and engages in policy dialogue on fiscal policies, including revenue mobilization, green fiscal policy, and expenditure efficiency.

Tristan Reed is an applied economist in the World Bank's Development Research Group. His research documents how economic and political competition shape economic development.

Daniel Rogger manages the unit on Governance and Institution Building within the World Bank's Development Impact (DIME) group. His areas of interest are political economy, and organizational and public economics.

Evis Rucaj is a Program Manager for Debt and Financial Statistics in the World Bank's Development Data Group.

Akiko Sagesaka is a Statistician for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS), the World Bank’s flagship household survey program housed in the Development Data Group.