Senior Economist, World Bank

Specialization: remittances and migration, Securitization and other mechanisms for raising development finance, International capital flows.

Languages: English.

Dilip Ratha, is a Senior Economist in the World Bank and a lead author of Global Economic Prospects 2006: Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration, a flagship annual publication of the World Bank. An expert on remittances and on future flow securitization, he has written on a range of international finance topics including country risk rating and South-South foreign direct investment. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked as a regional economist for Asian emerging markets at Credit Agricole Indosuez, and as an Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi.