Jacques MorissetLead Economist and Program Leader - World Bank Vietnam

Jacques Morisset is the World Bank’s Lead Economist and Program Leader for Vietnam where he coordinates Bank’s work on macroeconomics, trade, finance, agriculture, poverty and public- sector reforms.

After receiving his PhD in economics from the University of Geneva, he has held various positions at the World Bank and IFC, while collaborating with the World Economic Forum. He has led or co-led lending operations worth over US$2 billion and advised governments on a wide spectrum of economic areas from financial markets, investment promotion, fiscal and tax policies to labor markets. Jacques has published in academic journals, including the World Bank Economic Review, Journal of Development Economics, and World Development. He was a member of the Board of the World Bank Economic Review.