The Chief Economist's Office provides guidance on strategic priorities and technical quality of economic analysis in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) Region. This mission is accomplished through:  Advising on country and sectoral strategies
Quality enhancement of economic justification and analysis in adjustment and investment lending
Ensuring relevance, coherence and quality of non-lending services
Developing and disseminating Regional Economic Studies
Serving as principal Regional spokesperson inside and outside the Bank on strategic and economic issues facing the region
Core Team 
| Â Augusto de la Torre, Regional Chief Economist | Â Â Â Â Â | 
| Â Laura Chioda, Research Economist | 
| Â Tito Cordella, Deputy Chief Economist | Â | 
|  Tatiana Didier, Research Economist        | 
|  Julián Messina, Senior Economist |  | 
|  Samuel Pienknagura, Research Economist  | 
|  Jamele Rigolini, Senior Economist |  |  |   |  Visiting Researchers  | 
| Â Maria Ana Lugo, ET Consultant | Â |  | Â Megumi Kubota, ET Consultant | 
|  Anna Sanz, ST Consultant |  |  |  |  Administrative Assistants  | 
|  Ruth Delgado, Senior Program Assistant |  | 
|  Erika Bazan Lavanda, Program Assistant |  Research Assistants  | 
| Â Felipe Aviles, ET Consultant | Â | 
| Â Nathaly Rivera, ST Consultant | 
| Â Manuel Fernandez Sierra, ET Consultant | Â | 
|  Andrés Schneider, ET Consultant | 
| Â Magali Pinat, ET Consultant | Â | | Â Cynthia Van Der Werf, ET Consultant |
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