Dilip Ratha

Dilip Ratha's research reflects a deep interest in financing development in the poor countries: leveraging remittances and migration for development; improving country risk ratings; innovative financing mechanisms; future-flow securitization and diaspora bonds; and South-South foreign direct investment. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked as a regional economist for Asia at Credit Agricole Indosuez; as an assistant professor of economics at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; and as an economist at the Policy Group, New Delhi. He has also worked as a visiting lecturer at the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi and helped build a CGE model of the Indian economy.