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Sebnem Kalemli-?zcan is the Neil Moskowitz Endowed Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). She was the Duisenberg Fellow at the European Central Bank in 2008 and Lead Economist/Adviser for the Middle East and North Africa Region at the World Bank during 2010-11. She has held positions as a Visiting Professor at Bilkent University, Koc University and at Harvard University. She was the Houblon-Norman Fellow of Bank of England and CFR International Affairs Fellow in International Economics based at the Federal Reserve Board and International Monetary Fund for 2017-18. She serves on the editorial board of American Economic Review, Journal of European Economic Association and Journal of International Economics.

Asli Demirg¨¹?-Kunt

Asli Demirg¨¹?-Kunt is the Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region at the World Bank. Prior to this, Asli was Director of Research in the Development Economics Vice-Presidency. Since joining the Bank in 1989 as a Young Economist, Asli has held several other positions, including Director of Development Policy, Chief Economist of Financial and Private Sector Development Network, and Senior Research Manager, doing research and advising on financial sector and private sector development issues.