Dean Jolliffe

Dean Jolliffe serves as Lead Economist for the Living Standards Measurement Study (LSMS) at the World Bank's Development Data Group, where he leads the institution's flagship household survey program. His academic foundation includes a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, preparing him for a career spanning both research and policy implementation. Before joining the World Bank, he held diverse positions including Research Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service, Assistant Professor at Charles University's Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education in Prague, and Postdoctoral Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute. His expertise in poverty measurement and analysis is evidenced by his role as co-director of the World Development Report 2021: Data for Better Lives and his work with the Poverty and Inequality Platform. Jolliffe maintains academic connections through appointments as an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Research Fellow with the Institute for the Study of Labor, and Fellow of the Global Labor Organization. His contributions to development economics include extensive work on poverty assessments in South Asia, particularly in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Nepal, while also managing LSMS-ISA initiatives in Ethiopia.