Daniel Lederman

Lead Economist and Deputy Chief Economist, Middle East and North Africa

Daniel Lederman is the Lead Economist and Deputy Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa region of the World Bank. Previously he served as Deputy Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, Lead Trade Economist in the World Bank’s International Trade Department, Senior Economist in the Development Research Group, and Senior Economist and Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the World Bank in 1995, he worked for the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. An economist and political scientist by training, Daniel has written extensively on a broad set of issues related to economic development, including financial crises in emerging markets, crime, political economy of policy reforms, economic growth, innovation, and international trade. His writings have been accepted for publication in the American Economic Review, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Economics and Politics, Journal of International Business Studies, among other peer-reviewed journals. He holds a BA in Political Science from Yale University and MA and PhD degrees in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies.