Kevin Carey is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department of the Middle East and North Africa Region of the World Bank. He specializes in economic policy issues in resource rich countries in the region, notably the Gulf Countries and Iraq. Prior to joining the World Bank staff, he consulted for the IMF and the World Bank, and taught economics at the University of Miami and American University in Washington DC. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University.