Torsten Walter

Torsten Figueiredo Walter is Assistant Professor of Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi. His primary field of expertise is development and his research focuses on the provision of public services in low- and middle-income countries. He typically works directly with governments in these countries, which allows him to leverage administrative data for research and to quickly feed his findings back to relevant policymakers.

He holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. After his PhD, he was a postdoctoral researcher at Precision Agriculture for Development and worked as a consultant for the World Bank.

Education

• 08/2014-01/2019 Ph.D. Economics, London School of Economics
• 09/2012-07/2014 M.Res. Economics, London School of Economics
• 07/2010-05/2012 Visiting Scholar at Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
• 04/2007-05/2010 B.Sc. Economics, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Companies

• Assistant Professor of Economics New York University Abu Dhabi (2020)
• Postdoctoral Researcher Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) (2019 — 2020)
• Short Term Consultant World Bank Group (2019 — 2019)
• Research Assistant International Growth Centre (2015 — 2017)
• Teaching Assistant The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (2015 — 2016)
• Intern German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut fuer Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) (2010 — 2010)
• Intern Santander Consumer Bank AG (2009 — 2009)