Dr. Pramila A. Crivelli

Economist, Economic Research Department, Asian Development Bank ; Philippines

Dr. Crivelli is an economist at the Economic Research and Development Impact Department of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Her main fields of specialization are applied econometrics, international trade policy, regional trade agreements, trade negotiations, and rules or origin. Since joining ADB in November 2020, she concentrated her research on the implementation of trade agreements, trade facilitation, services and digital trade cooperation, aid for trade, graduation from the Least Developed Countries, and most recently, on the trade, investment, and climate change nexus.

Before her role at ADB, Dr. Crivelli was an assistant professor at Goethe University Frankfurt, where she led the Chair of International Trade. Her research has been featured in leading peer-reviewed journals, such as the Journal of International Economics and The World Economy. With a robust background in applied economic policy and technical cooperation, she also served as an economic affairs officer at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, a researcher at the European University Institute, and the World Trade Organization. Pramila has extensive experience in delivering capacity-building programs, advisory services, for governments, public and private institutions, and trade negotiators in Asia and Africa. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Geneva.