Emma Allen

Emma joined ADB’s Lao PDR Indonesia Resident Mission in 2020 as their country economist supporting the economics, strategy, and programming unit. Prior to this she was country economist for ADB’s Indonesia Resident Mission between 2016 and 2020. Prior to joining ADB, Emma was a Labor Market Economist with the International Labor Organization and worked in several locations, including South Africa, Geneva, Tanzania and Indonesia. She received her Doctoral degree in Economics and her combined bachelor’s degree in Economics and Education from the University of Newcastle, Australia in 2015 and 2004, respectively.