Stephanie Levy shares her time between the London School of Economics which she joined in 2014 as a Guest Lecturer, and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) where she conducts research as a non-resident Research Fellow.

Stephanie is a development economist with over 20 years of experience in social protection and poverty reduction policies in Africa and Asia. She has an extensive expertise in modelling and policy analysis using micro-simulation tools, general equilibrium models (CGEs) and randomised control trials (RCTs).

Her research focuses on the general equilibrium effects of social protection, economic inclusion, and livelihood programs, including cash transfers and graduation packages. For IFPRI, she conducts research on the complementarity between rural development policies, agricultural growth programs and social transfers. Using micro-simulation tools and general equilibrium models, her research programme investigates the potential effects of scaling up interventions which have been tested empirically using randomized control trials.

Stephanie has an extensive field work experience, having lived in Chad and worked in over 15 countries in Africa and Asia. She has conducted research for the World Bank, UN Institutions, the Gates Foundation, the Overseas Development Institute, governments in low- and middle-income countries and NGOs.

She holds an BSc in Mathematics, a MSc in Econometrics from the Sorbonne University, and a PhD in Development economics from Toulouse University.