Oluchi Mbonu is a Research Economist in the Sustainability and Infrastructure team of the World Bank¡¯s Development Research Group. Her research?lies at the intersection of development and urban economics, with a focus on how mobility and public transportation systems in developing countries impact economic outcomes.?Her work uses administrative data, high-frequency mobility data, and randomized control trials to study how barriers to mobility affect welfare, market integration, and access to jobs. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University.?