Senior Economist · World Bank

Sandra V.Rozo

I am a Senior Economist in the World Bank’s Development Research Group. I study four broad questions: how forced displacement interacts with development and what policies can support displaced populations and their hosting communities; how crime and conflict interact with development and what policies can effectively curb their effects; how technology can be used to support vulnerable populations; and how to increase the efficacy of anti-poverty programs. I work with randomized trials, longitudinal panels, and quasi-experimental methods, with current field projects in Colombia, Ethiopia, and Jordan. I co-founded the VenRePs panels of Venezuelan forced migrants in Colombia and the Syrian Refugee Life Study (SRLS) in Jordan. I received the 2024 Juan Luis Londoño Award, given biennially to a Colombian under 40 whose research and policy work have made a substantial contribution to welfare in Colombia. I also contributed to the World Development Report 2023: Migrants, Refugees, and Societies. My aim is to generate evidence that improves people’s lives.