Bilal Malaeb is an economist at the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Practice. His analytical and operational interests include labor markets, migration, poverty and inequality, and statistical modernization. Bilal is also a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE). Prior to joining the Bank, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the LSE, University of Oxford, and University of Southampton. Bilal has previously served as consultant to the World Bank, ILO, IFAD, IGC LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, among others. He holds a BA in Economics from the American University of Beirut, and MSc and PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester.