Asli Demirgüç-Kunt
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt is the Director of Development Policy in the World Bank's Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) and the Chief Economist of Financial and Private Sector Development Network (FPD). After joining the Bank in 1989 as a Young Economist, she has been in different divisions of the Research Group, working on financial sector issues and advising on financial sector policy. She is the lead author of World Bank Policy Research Report 2007, Finance for All? Policies and Pitfalls in Expanding Access.
The author of over 100 publications, she has published widely in academic journals. Her research has focused on the links between financial development and firm performance and economic development. Banking crises, financial regulation, and access to financial services including SME finance are among her areas of research. Prior to coming to the Bank, she was an Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Ohio State University.
Find out more about Asli on her personal webpage.
Latest Posts:
- Has executive compensation contributed to the financial crisis?
- Economic Development and the Evolving Importance of Banks and Stock Markets
- Has the Global Banking System Become More Fragile Over Time?
- Comments on Regulatory Reform at AEI's Shadow Regulatory Summit
- Do We Need Deposit Insurance for Large Banks?
- Taxing financial transactions?
- Crisis Recovery and the Role of Credit: Do Phoenix Miracles Exist?
- Optimal Financial Structures for Development? Some New Results
- Generating Jobs in Developing Countries: A Big Role for Small Firms
- Do We Need Big Banks?
