ECA Talk: Patchwork Capitalism - Causes and Risks

Piotr Maszczyk is a Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies at SGH Warsaw School of Economics and Head of the Macroeconomics and Public Economics Unit. A graduate of SGH, he received a doctoral degree in 2007 based on his dissertation "The privatization process in Central and Eastern Europe: A Contribution to Theory”. He is the author and coauthor of nearly fifty articles, and academic studies, as well as numerous expert opinions. His research focuses on economic theory, institutional economics, comparative economics, differentiation of models/variations of capitalism, public sector economics, managerial economics, and systemic transformation in Central and Eastern Europe.

Doerte Doemeland is the Director of Strategy and Operations in Prosperity Vice Presidency. Prior to this appointment, she was the Practice Manager for Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) covering Latin America and the Caribbean. Since joining the World Bank as a Junior Professional Officer, she has worked on technical, analytical and operational tasks in low and middle-income countries in ECA, LAC and Sub-Saharan Africa. She also spent two years in the World Bank’s Research Department to work with the Sr. Vice President and Chief Economist. She was the first Program Manager of the World Bank’s Debt Management Facility (DMF), responsible for establishing and implementing debt management tools and a work program of over 40 missions per year. 

Sebastian Eckardt is a Practice Manager for Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment in the East Asia and Pacific Region where he leads a team of economists working on Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, China, Mongolia and Vietnam. Prior to this position, he was the Lead Economist for China, Mongolia and Korea and earlier Vietnam. Since joining the World Bank in 2008, he has led complex lending operations and innovative analytical work across more than a dozen countries mostly in Europe and Asia, supporting clients in the areas of macroeconomic, fiscal, and structural reforms.

Ivailo Izvorski is the Chief Economist for the Europe and Central Asia region. He assumed this position on December 1, 2022. Since joining the World Bank in 2005 as a Senior Country Economist for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management sector Unit, he has held various positions — including Lead Economist and Practice Manager in Europe and Central Asia, and his most recent assignment as Practice Manager for the Global Macro, Growth and Debt unit in the Macroeconomics, Trade and Investment (MTI) Global Practice.