Leora Klapper

Lead Economist, Finance and Private Sector Research Team, World Bank Development Research Group

Leora Klapper

Leora Klapper

Lead Economist, Finance and Private Sector Research Team, World Bank Development Research Group

Leora Klapper is a Lead Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Research Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Her publications focus on corporate and household finance, entrepreneurship, and risk management. Her current research studies the impact of digital financial services, especially for women. She is a founder of the Global Findex database, which measures how adults around the world save, borrow, make payments, and manage risk. Previously, she worked at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Salomon Smith Barney. She holds a Ph.D. in Financial Economics from New York University Stern School of Business.

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