Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC)?
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) of the World Bank regroups about 200 researchers and data specialists working on development issues. It aims to provide intellectual leadership, data development prospects analysis, research findings, analytical tools and policy advice in support of Bank operations and advice to clients.  More. 2. What role doe s DEC play in the World Bank?
The Development Economics Vice Presidency (DEC) seeks to increase understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership and analytical services to the Bank and the development community. To meet the challenge of development, the World Bank must be an agent of change. To be effective in this role it must combine the power of ideas and knowledge with finance. Under the leadership of the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, it aims to improve the effectiveness of Bank operations, and meet the needs of its client countries and the world development community for high-quality services. More.
3. Who is the Chief Economist and what is his role?
François Bourguignon, served as Chief Economist and Senior Vice President, Development Economics, from 2003 to 2007. His successor has not yet been appointed. More.
4. Who is th e Director of Development Policy and what is his role?
As Director of Development Policy, Alan Gelb provides policy advice to the Chief Economist, and guides DEC’s provision of research and analytical services to the Bank’s operations. Before assuming his current position in July 2004, Alan Gelb was the Bank’s Chief Economist for Africa.
5. How are research, data, and prospects outputs disseminated?
DEC makes all its research findings available to the public through publications and conferences: - Global Monitoring Reports take stock of progress toward the Millennium Development Goals.
- Global Economics Prospects is an annual World Bank flagship report published in the fall/winter of each year. It explores the short-, medium, and long-term outlook for the global economy and the implications for developing countries and poverty reduction.
Global Development Finance combines a diagnosis of recent trends and prospects for capital flows to developing countries with an analysis of important policy issues, and is published in the spring of each year.
6. Where is the Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics held and what are its outcomes?
The Annual Bank Conference on Development Economics(ABCDE) is one of the world's best known conference series for presenting and discussing new knowledge about development. The first meeting was held in Washington in 1988. In recent years the conference series has expanded beyond Washington. In 1999, the World Bank held its first ABCDE-Europe conference in Paris, co-organized with the French Ministry of Finance. Annual Europe conferences have continued from then on. Since 1993, the Washington conference has been shifted every alternate year to a developing country.
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