Martin Ravallion
Martin Ravallion | |
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Ravallion in 2016 | |
| Chief Economist of the World Bank | |
| Acting June 2012 – October 2012 | |
| President | Jim Yong Kim |
| Preceded by | Justin Yifu Lin |
| Succeeded by | Kaushik Basu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 March 1952 |
| Died | 24 December 2022 (aged 70) |
| Education | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Development economics |
| Institutions | Georgetown University |
| Website | |
Martin Ravallion (19 March 1952 – 24 December 2022) was an Australian economist. He was the inaugural Edmond D. Villani Professor of Economics at Georgetown University, and had previously been director of the research department at the World Bank. He held a PhD in economics from the London School of Economics.