Martin Ravallion

Martin Ravallion
Ravallion in 2016
Chief Economist of the World Bank
Acting
June 2012  October 2012
PresidentJim Yong Kim
Preceded byJustin Yifu Lin
Succeeded byKaushik Basu
Personal details
Born(1952-03-19)19 March 1952
Died24 December 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 70)
Education
Academic work
DisciplineDevelopment economics
InstitutionsGeorgetown 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.