A Day in the Life of an Economist at The World Bank
Pedro's role as an Economist at The World Bank involved examining government economic policies in various African countries—"Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, and Malawi"—to assess their effectiveness in promoting "good economic growth and poverty reduction," specifically focusing on foreign trade and industrial development policies. This work entailed extensive international travel and on-the-ground policy assessments.
International Development, Economic Policy Analysis, Poverty Reduction, International Travel, Data Analysis
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Pedro Belli
Economist
The World Bank
Amherst College
University of California, Berkeley - PhD, Economics
Psychology
Education, Government & Public Sector
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None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Analyzes government economic policies to determine their effectiveness in promoting economic growth and poverty reduction.
2. Focuses on foreign trade and industrial development policies within countries.
3. Conducts on-site assessments of economic policies in various countries (e.g., across Africa).
Transcript
What are the main responsibilities, or what did your day in the life look like in your most recent role?
The main responsibility in my job at the World Bank was to examine the economic policies of a government or country. We tried to see whether these policies were conducive to good economic growth and poverty reduction.
We focused on economic policies related to foreign trade and those impacting industrial development. I visited many countries in Africa for this work, including Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, and Malawi.
In all these countries, we assessed the quality of the policies with respect to growth and poverty reduction.
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