Era Dabla-Norris is a Division Chief of the Asian I Division in the IMF’s Asia Pacific Department and mission chief for Vietnam. Previously, she was a Division Chief in the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, working on structural reforms and productivity, income inequality, fiscal spillovers, debt and demographics. Since joining the IMF, she has worked on a range of advanced, emerging market, and low-income countries and published widely on a variety of topics, and has been a contributing member of the World Economic Council. She holds a MSc from the Delhi School of Economics and a PhD from University of Texas.

Latest posts:

• Together Again: Physical Distancing on the Decline
• Teleworking is Not Working for the Poor, the Young, and the Women
• A “New Deal” for Informal Workers in Asia
• The Declining Fortunes of the Young
• The Economic Cost of Devaluing “Women’s Work”
• How Much Should You Save for Retirement?
• The Case for Fiscal Policy to Support Structural Reforms
• How Lowering Trade Barriers Can Revive Global Productivity and Growth
• Growth’s Secret Weapon: The Poor and the Middle Class
• What Advanced Economies Can Do to Rise Above the “New Mediocre”
• A Big Step Forward for Bolstering Financial Inclusion
• Why Education Policies Matter for Equality
• The Time is Nigh: How Reforms Can Bring Back Productivity Growth in Emerging Markets