Humberto Lopez
Lead Economist and Sector Leader, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management
Humberto Lopez formerly served as the senior Economist in the World Bank's Office of the Chief Economist of the Latin America and Caribbean region. Before joining the Bank, he was a Professor of Economics at the University of Salamanca (Spain) and a Visiting Professor at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. Dr. Lopez received a B.A. degree from University of the Basque Country, where he studied economics. He then studied at the University of Warwick (UK) where he got his M.Sc. (1991) before attending the European University Institute of Florence (Italy) for his Ph.D. in Economics (1995).
Discussions:
- Development Impact of Remittances in Latin America, November 7, 2006
- Latin America, Poverty, and Economic Growth, February 21, 2006
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