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= Kathleen Beegle = Kathleen Beegle is an American economist with extensive experience in research and development economics. She currently serves as a Research Manager and Lead Economist in the Human Development Team of the World Bank's Development Research Group. Her expertise lies in the areas of poverty, labor, economic shocks, and methodological studies on household survey data collection in developing countries.

Education
Kathleen Beegle obtained her Ph.D. in Economics (Development and Labor) from Michigan State University in 1997, following her earlier academic achievements of an M.A. in Economics from the same institution in 1993 and a B.A. in Economics and International Relations from the University of Delaware in 1991.

Career
Research Manager, Development Research Group, The World Bank, 2021-present.

Lead Economist, Gender Group, The World Bank, 2018-2021.

Program Leader, Accra, Ghana, The World Bank. 2015-2018.

Lead Economist, Africa Chief Economist Office, The World Bank, 2013-2014.

Research Fellow, Institute of Labour Economics (IZA) 2008 - present.

Lead Economist & Economist, Research Group, The World Bank, 2001- 2013.

Associate Economist and Fellow, RAND, Santa Monica CA, 1997-2001.

Publications
Kathleen Beegle is (co-)author of >70 articles, reports, chapters and books in English.

Her research has been published in peer-reviewed academic journals such as the Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, World Bank Economic Review, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Human Resources, and Demography.

She co-lead several World Bank reports including the World Development Report 2013 on Jobs.