Jesse Doyle is an Economist with the Social Protection and Jobs Global Practice of the World Bank. Since joining the World Bank he has been covering PNG and the Pacific Islands region, as well as West Africa. His areas of focus encompass social protection, labor mobility and youth employment. He has facilitated the Bank’s analytical and advisory program, as well as lending operations across the Pacific and West Africa in these areas, with a focus on Mali, Mauritania, Fiji, and Tonga. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked as a Research Officer with the Development Policy Centre and held research related roles with the Institute for International Development, the World Policy Institute, Eurasia Group, and Grameen Bank. Jesse holds a Master’s Degree in International and Development Economics from the Australian National University.