Maurizio Bussolo, lead economist in the Chief Economist Office for Europe and Central Asia, has been working on quantitative analyses of economic policy and development both in research and operational departments at the World Bank for more than 12 years. He has led operational teams in the aftermath of the 2008-09 crisis negotiating with LAC governments implementation of reforms to shield the most vulnerable. He previously worked at the OECD, at the Overseas Development Institute in London, and at Fedesarrollo and the Los Andes University in Colombia. He has extensively published in peer-reviewed journals on trade, growth, poverty and income distribution, economics of aging, saving and investment. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Warwick.