Nancy Lozano is a Lead Economist in the office of the Regional Director for Sustainable Development (SD) for the Latin America and the Caribbean, with over 20 years of experience in applied economics and international development. She is also the co-lead for the Global Solutions Group on Territorial Development. Nancy joined the Bank in 2009 and has since then worked extensively on designing and delivering major operationally relevant analytical pieces across all regions. Some of her recent work includes analysis on urban inequality in Argentina and Colombia, global work pieces on migration to secondary cities in Africa and new analysis at the intersection of pollution and competitiveness in cities. She has worked extensively on designing and using diagnostic tools to improve the understanding of sustainable development challenges and help identify priorities for action. As part of these efforts, she has led work using innovative data collection methods such as satellite imagery, new survey designs, and Big Data approaches. She holds a doctorate in applied economics from University of Illinois and masters in environmental and agricultural and resource economics.
Nancy Lozano-Gracia - nlozano@worldbank.org