I am a trade and development economist, currently working for the Competition Policy Unit of the World Bank, leading the publication of an upcoming report on Competition Policy for Development: Powering Markets for Inclusive Growth. Previously, I worked for the trade team in the Research Department where I co-created the World Bank’s Exporter Dynamics Database and published several papers on export growth and development.
Before rejoining the World Bank in 2021, I worked for the Inter-American Development Bank where I studied the impact of import competition and migration shocks on labor outcomes and firm-level productivity in Latin America.
I have a PhD in International Economics from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and a Master of International Law and Economics from the World Trade Institute in Bern.
Senior Economist Competition Policy Unit Trade, Competition and Business mpierola@worldbank.org