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Torsten Figueiredo Walter

Assistant Professor of Economics, New York University Abu Dhabi at New York University Abu Dhabi

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Torsten Figueiredo Walter is an 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, allowing him to leverage administrative data for research and efficiently feeding the findings back to relevant policymakers. He holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.