Sarika Gupta is an Economist at the World Bank and currently working as part of the Social Protection and Jobs team serving West Africa. She holds a PhD from Harvard University, with a specialization in development economics and impact evaluation. She has previously worked for the Abdul Jameel Latif Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in India and the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington D.C. She also holds a MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economics.