Kijin works on trade and financial integration within the context of regional cooperation and integration. Before joining ADB, he was a research fellow of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory at the University of Illinois, where he received his PhD in Economics. From 2004 to 2010, he worked as an economist at the Bank of Korea.
Lilibeth’s research interests cover education, health, and the social sectors. Prior to joining ADB, she worked at the Philippine legislative branch of government preparing position papers and policy briefs. She taught undergraduate economics at the Ateneo de Naga University.
Maria works to deliver water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) access to people across the Pacific. She is passionate about advocating for vulnerable communities that face barriers to WASH access through their remoteness and low resource capacity. Trained as an engineer, during her career Maria has…
Mara is part of the teams that produce the Asian Economic Integration Report and Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Integration Index, where she provides research and data support and handles the overall coordination for the preparation and dissemination of publications. She manages a team of consultants for the maintenance and improvement of the Asia Regional Integration Center, a portal…
Prior to joining ADB, he was an Assistant Professor at the Lebanese American University and a Lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU). He specializes in policy-oriented research centered around macroeconomic aspects of economic development, especially in resource-rich developing countries. He holds a PhD in Economics from the ANU.
Manisha is an economist interested in energy, agriculture, and climate change issues. Prior to ADB, she was Assistant Professor of Economics at Knox College, USA. Manisha has a PhD in Economics from University of Massachusetts, Amherst and bachelor’s degree from Mount Holyoke College, USA.
Pramila joined ADB in November 2020 from the Goethe University Frankfurt, where she was Assistant Professor, Head of Chair of International Trade. Her main fields of specialization are applied econometrics in international trade policy, regional trade agreements, trade negotiations, rules or origin, and geographical indications. At ADB, her current work focuses on trade agreements, aid for…
Pamela is a graduate of Statistics in the University of the Philippines Los Banos. She is currently an Associate Statistics Officer at the Asian Development Bank. Prior to joining ADB, she was the Officer-in-Charge and Statistical Coordination Officer of the Regional Division IV of the National Statistical Coordination Board. She was also an Instructor at the Rural Highschool and in the…
Before working in ADB’s Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, she received her BS degree in business economics and MA in economics from the University of the Philippines. Before joining ADB as a staff member in 2000, she was consultant to an ADB cross-country poverty study and was a research associate at various institutions, working on projects on public health policy, local…
Paul is fascinated by the process of economic development and how some countries are rich and others remain poor. His specific research interests include industrialization, human capital development, enterprise finance, and the labor market. He taught in the United Kingdom and India before joining ADB in 2010. For two years he was seconded to ADB Institute in Tokyo and later took temporary…
