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Mr. Lall is a Senior Economist with the Finance, Economics
and Urban Development Department of the World Bank and core team member of the
World Development Report 2009: ‘Reshaping Economic Geography’. His policy
advisory and analytic work has spanned a range of countries including Brazil,
Russia, India, China and South Africa, focusing on identifying priorities for
public investment across places and sectors. His research has been published in
leading academic and policy journals, which include empirical analysis of
agglomeration economies and transport infrastructure on location decisions and
productivity of businesses and identifying mechanisms for providing and
financing local public goods in fiscally stressed urban areas. He holds a B.S.
in Engineering, Masters in City and Regional Planning, and a Ph.D. in Public
Policy. |