Markus Kitzmuller

Markus Kitzmuller is Lead Country Economist for the European Union. He previously was Acting Practice Manager, Macroeconomics, Trade, and Investment (MTI) Global Practice, Prosperity Program Leader, Lead and Senior Country Economist across Western and Central Africa, overseeing complex, innovative Development Policy Financing operations. Markus has led the preparation of (macro-fiscal-growth and micro) economic analyses in Africa and South Asia, and, at the South Asia Chief Economist Office, conceived and spearheaded the regional South Asia Economic Focus. As a Young Professional, he focused on Competition Policy in Tunisia, Kenya, and Turkey. Markus holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute, and degrees from the College of Europe (Bruges), the University of Innsbruck and LSE. He was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan, a Visiting Scholar at University of Chicago and worked in the European Commission. His research at the cutting edge between micro and macroeconomics has been published in academic and policy journals.