Victor Steenbergen is a Senior Economist in the Investment Climate Unit at the World Bank. His current work focuses on empirical research and policy advice related to the determinants and development impact of investment, with a special focus on trade, tax, and climate change mitigation policy. He recently coauthored “An Investment Perspective on Global Value Chains” and “Making the Most of the African Continental Free Trade Area” and has contributed analyses underlying several World Bank publications. Previously, he was Country Economist for the International Growth Centre in Rwanda, a public finance consultant in Nigeria, and an economist (ODI fellow) in the Budget Unit of Malawi’s Ministry of Education. He holds a master’s degree in public administration and development economics from the London School of Economics.