Brian Stacy
Senior Economist at The World Bank
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Top SchoolBrian Stacy is a Senior Economist at the World Bank with nine years of experience blending rigorous econometrics and data science to measure human capital, education outcomes, and poverty. He leads work on the Human Capital Index, flagship human development reports, and minimum data packages for children and youth, having previously co-led Statistical Performance Indicators and contributed to the World Development Indicators and Atlas of the SDGs. His background spans applied research at USDA-ERS and analytic roles across World Bank projects—particularly education measurement, Learning Poverty, and the Global Education Policy Dashboard—reflecting deep domain expertise in measurement and data gaps. With a Ph.D. in Economics from Michigan State, he pairs strong technical skills in simulation and value-added modeling with a practical focus on translating data into policy-relevant tools. An often-overlooked strength is his track record of turning complex administrative and survey data into actionable global indicators used by policymakers.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Economics at University of South Carolina-ColumbiaDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics at Michigan State University
Github Skills (11)
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stata10
raw-data10
coverage9
django8
react7
dashboard6
visualization3
data-analysis2
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
worldbank/SPI
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
Repository containing raw data, code, and final output for the Statistical Performance Indicators project of the World bank
Contributions:3 releases, 285 commits, 15 PRs in 2 years 5 months
raw-datastatisticalperformanceindicatorsbank
worldbank/GEPD
Aug 2019 - Jan 2023
Global Education Policy Dashboard
Contributions:256 commits, 41 PRs, 400 pushes in 3 years 6 months
policyreactbureaucracydjangodashboard
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