Samik Adhikari is a Senior Economist in the Social Protection and Jobs GP at the World Bank. During his time at the World Bank, he has worked on a range of analytical and operational engagements on topics related to social safety nets, labor markets, and labor migration in Africa and MENA regions. Samik graduated with a Master’s in Public Administration in International Development from Harvard University where he wrote his final policy analysis paper on reducing the cost of migration in Nepal. Before attending graduate school, he worked with Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL) in India on studies assessing the impact of providing price information to farmers in rural Gujarat and on measuring the willingness of below poverty line households to contribute to social security bundle at subsidized prices, jointly with the Ministry of Finance. Samik likes playing tennis and watching old movies in his free time.