Yan Liu is a Senior Economist at the Digital Transformation Vice Presidency and leads the Analytics and Research Unit. Her areas of expertise cover economic research and policy advisory related to digital development, AI, foreign direct investment, firm productivity and innovation, and structural transformation. She has published in several peer-reviewed journals and has led and co-authored multiple World Bank reports and books. She recently led and published the Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023, and is leading the second edition with a focus on AI and its development impacts. She joined the World Bank in 2018 as a Young Professional. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Peking University.