Somik Lall

My column in @TheEconomist today. A tiny slice of the insights contained in the @WorldBank's latest World Development Report--on the importance of standards for development. The full report is here: worldbank.org/en/publication… economist.com/by-invitation/…

The global cost of gender inequality in labour market opportunities Last week on VoxDev w/ @PennyG_Yale (@YaleEconomics), @CharlesGottlie7 (@amseaixmars), @SomikCities (@wb_research), Meet Mehta, Michael Peters & Aishwarya Lakshmi Ratan (@YaleEGC): voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

Just how costly is it to curtail #economic opportunities for women? My predecessor as @WorldBank Chief Economist, @PennyG_Yale, and my colleague @SomikCities checked. They found national productivity could be increased by as much as 20% if women had the same opportunities as men.

The @WorldBank's 2024 World #Development Report owes much to these three great minds--and one not pictured, my colleague @SomikCities: From L-R, #Nobel laureates Peter Howitt and Philippe Aghion with @UChicago's @ufukakcigit. worldbank.org/en/publication…

Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion cites the groundbreaking work of my @WorldBank colleague Somik Lall and @ufukakcigit, authors of the 2024 World Development Report. 2025 prize lectures in economic sciences | Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion a... youtube.com/live/jQCkCcuSJ… via @YouTube

In the area of #climate #resilience, governments focus too much on helping people cope with the aftermath of a disaster—and not enough on enabling them to protect themselves in the first place. A @WorldBank report outlines a better way. worldbank.org/en/publication…

When the time comes, #Ukraine️'s reconstruction will depend on a lot more than the rebuilding of roads and bridges. @UChicago's @ufukakcigit and my @WorldBank colleague @SomikCities draw lessons from the example of West Germany after World War II. blogs.worldbank.org/en/development…

A useful new AI tool from the @WorldBank's Institute for Economic Development. If you're looking for a quick way to soak up the latest insights from our research, this is it.

This is pretty much a blueprint for rebuilding Ukraine's enterprises and entrepreneurship. @UChicago @SomikCities @BeckerFriedman bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers…

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: "The Marshall Plan: Then and Now". What happened during postwar Europe’s recovery—and what lessons can we draw for growth today? Joel Mokyr (@NUEconomics) highlights strategies, policies, and attitudes that shaped a turning point in #EconomicHistory.

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25: Prof. Michael Greenstone (@UChiEnergy) discusses "The Economics of the Global Energy Challenge," emphasizing how nations must balance reliable energy, clean air, and climate goals—and the importance of pricing energy’s true costs. #EnergyEcon

#GrowthAcademy25: Day 1 ended with a fireside discussion with HE @BAlkhorayef, Minister of Industry & Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, @ufukakcigit of @UChi_Economics and @SomikCities of @worldbank. Key insights on industry and regional development.  Follow for Day 2 updates!

LIVE at #GrowthAcademy25, Day 4: @somikcities (@WorldBank_IEG) builds on yesterday's energy crisis session with "Energy, Emissions, and Creative Destruction", outlining the need for global energy efficiency and cooperation. #EnergyEfficiency

The #GrowthAcademy25 conference is officially underway! @ufukakcigit and @SomikCities just launched Day 1 with inspiring opening remarks. Follow along right here for live updates, key insights, and standout moments from speakers throughout the week.

July 22 | 16:15 EDT | #ABCDE2025 | Session 3: Pollution How can carbon markets & pollution policies drive climate action? @SomikCities, @jan_c_steckel, Barbara Haya & @kaushikdeb explore carbon pricing, credit quality & pollution markets. Register ➡️ #tabs-5f4d354e72-item-eff76125d8-tab" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">worldbank.org/en/events/2025…

The World Development Report 2024 highlights Poland as an exception among middle-income countries. Understand the challenges and strategies to avoid the middle-income trap. Read this blog by @SomikCities & @ufukakcigit wrld.bg/yhPA50VPANI #WDR2024 📕wrld.bg/jlBo50VPANJ

Fantastic Growth Academy event in Bucharest led by ⁦⁦@IndermitGill⁩ ⁦@SomikCities⁩ ⁦@ufukakcigit⁩

My @WorldBank colleague, Somik Lall, outlines what developing economies can do to achieve a synchronized form of development—one that connects progress in megacities with progress in smaller cities, towns, and villages. open.spotify.com/episode/2bdPNh…

@SomikCities and I are organizing the Cairo edition of the Growth Academy from April 30 to May 2, 2025, in partnership with @ERFlatest. Join us to explore how creative destruction drives growth in emerging economies. (For last year's Growth Academy: bfi.uchicago.edu/growth-academy/) @academy_gceg @WorldBank @wb_research @BeckerFriedman For event and application details, please check out the brochure below:

🔌 While cities generate 80% of global GDP, 80% of the world’s poorest people live in rural areas. Expanding reliable, affordable electricity is critical for rural development, yet progress remains uneven. How can policies accelerate electrification? blogs.worldbank.org/en/development…