Supriyo De is Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Migration & Remittances team. Prior to this he was Officer on Special Duty to the Chief Economic Adviser of India. He worked in policy and operational roles in the Ministry of Finance, India since 1995. He has a Ph. D. in Economics from the University of Sydney and was a recipient of the Endeavour International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. He also completed his Master of Economics from Yokohama National University as a part of the Joint-Japan World Bank Scholarship Program. His research interests include analysis of sovereign credit ratings, macroeconomic impacts of remittances, fiscal policy in developing economies, endogenous growth theory, technology policy and intangible capital.