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A blog to promote dialog on development in South Asia

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About us

This blog is maintained by the South Asia Region of the World Bank Group. Its goal is to exchange ideas on how to end poverty in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.

Ben Safran

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Junior Professional Associate

Ben Safran is currently a Junior Professional Associate with the South Asia Human Development Unit. His work has focused on education in Pakistan. He is a graduate of Brown University with a degree in mathematical economics. His senior thesis, titled “The Mathematics of Beauty: The Divine Proportion’s effect on Facial Attractiveness” examined the effects of modifying one’s appearance to be in “Golden Ratio” on their perceived beauty (and found preference for inherent proportionality – or natural beauty.) Ben was born and raised in Washington DC and is an avid soccer player.