Jean-François Arvis is a Senior Transport Economist with the World Bank Group Trade and Competitiveness Global Practice, where he is in charge of the knowledge activities in the area of trade logistics. Prior to joining the Bank, he worked in various positions with the French Ministry of Economy and Industry (regulation, trade, finance and development aid). He is a graduate from the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and École Nationale Supérieure des Mines, and holds doctorate degrees in physics.