Noël Muller, a French national, is a Consultant Economist in the World Bank’s Social Protection and Labor Practice. In this position, he conducts empirical research and supports World Bank’s teams in Latin America and Ukraine in advising client countries on the development of social and employment programs. His research focuses on skills development, the role of skills in the labor market, employment policies, and the constraints faced by the jobless and vulnerable workers. Previously, he worked at the Paris-based OECD Development Centre on informal employment in Latin America and social cohesion policies in Vietnam. He holds a Masters in International and Development Economics from the University Paris-Dauphine and a Bachelor in Economics from the University Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne.