Jana Kontar

Jana, a Lebanese national, joined the Enterprise Analysis Unit as a consultant in 2024. She is a Ph.D. student in Economics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Prior to her Ph.D., Jana worked for three years as a data research analyst with Nudge Lebanon and the World Bank’s Mind, Behavior, and Development Unit (eMBeD). Jana holds a Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree in Economics from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. Her research interests lie at the intersection of labor economics, urban economics, and public finance.