Nesma Joined the Enterprise Analysis Unit as an Economist in October 2023. Prior to joining the unit, she worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE, Heinrich-Heine-Universität). She also worked as a consultant for the World Bank East-Asia and Pacific Chief Economist’s Office where she conducted research on firms’ resilience to the Covid pandemic. Before that, she led extensive field work in Africa through her work as a consultant for Davis University of California. Nesma holds a Ph. D in Economics from Paris-Est University and master’s degree in development economics from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. Her research interests primarily lie between the fields of empirical industrial organization and development economics, focusing on several topics including foreign direct investment incentives on market power, the impact of M&A, and the impact of informality and cronyism on firm performance.