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Senior Economist - Africa Gender Innovation Lab, World Bank

I am a Researcher at the Africa Gender Innovation Lab (GIL) where I lead the research agendas on social protection, on socio-emotional skills, and on climate. GIL generates evidence on what works (and what doesn't) to empower women in Sub-Saharan Africa and uses it to inform policy. I'm also an affiliate at the Center for Research on Women and Jobs and at Innovations for Poverty Action.

With more than 20 years of experience in development and behavioral economics, and a gender lens, I have led policy-oriented research across Africa and India, primarily through randomized controlled trials. My projects span agricultural risk management and productivity, human capital (education, health, insurance), socio-emotional skills, mental health and workplace incentives. I specialize in understanding how these factors drive economic development and improve service delivery for underserved communities. My work has been published in journals including Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Development Economics, World Bank Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, International Economic Review, Health Economics, Agricultural Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Journal of Public Economic Theory and PLOS One among others.     

cdelavallade(at)worldbank.org

Socio-emotional Skills Website (ESTEEM)