Angella Faith Montfaucon, Ph. D.
Economist
This is a short one: Very excited and humbled to have been featured in the University of Malawi Department of Economics Newsletter under the “Women in Economics” Section. It really was a pleasant surprise to be featured and I gladly shared my experience so far in the Economics career, which I continue to enjoy. Economics …
On September 9th, 2021, I clocked two years at the World Bank, and also the end of my journey as a Young Professional (YP). I am now officially a former YP, I have the business title of Economist and have “graduated”. It can be surreal to realize you have already been at a place for …
Oftentimes we think of trade policy as involving tariffs and as being import restrictive. In this new working paper, my co-author and I demonstrate how it’s beyond that, by looking at trade policy in the form of non-tariff measures and as having an anti-export bias. We do this by linking these policies to firms that …
Hi everyone. I have been asked to share my story several times in the last year or so. I have shared my story in various platforms, mainly local media in Malawi and I thought I share it here for anyone interested in my academic journey. This may be one of several posts and I will …
As the application period of the World Bank Young Professionals program is upon us once again, the World Bank Group (WBG) has organized a webinar to share more about the program and answer many of your questions. For those who don’t know, for over 50 years, the Young Professionals Program has attracted some of the …
Hi All! I recently published a paper on how exchange rates and tariffs affect import prices in Malawi, and which of the two matters more. Its an extension from my prior PhD research. A short blog of the findings has been published on the World Bank’s Lets Talk Development blog at the link below if …
We are still in March and it’s the month where we celebrate international women’s day. The embassy of the United States of America in Malawi is organizing a Black Women’s Empowerment in the U.S and Africa event on the18th of March 2021. I am very excited to be part of this event and this important …
In the week of September 7th -13th 2019 I was featured in the Femail column of the Sunday Times newspaper of The Times Group Malawi. The interview was very long and was conducted by journalist Matilda SRJ Chimwaza. It covered various aspects of my life, including my milestones, what drives me, and challenges I have …
It’s 8th March, International Women’s Day. This year I want to take time to share some of the women in my profession who have inspired me and/or impacted me in my outlook and goals on my own contribution to the world. I mentioned these women in a newspaper article from I was featured and I …
Following my recent post on some good news at the start of the year 2021, here is a nice update on the PASRC and list of the Inaugural members. You can find the full list of the inaugural members to the councils and myself included. According to the PASRC, “Members have been selected for their …