Professor Robert W. Staiger has been appointed as the new Chief Economist and Director of the Economic Research and Statistics Division (ERSD) at the World Trade Organization, according to an announcement made by the Director-General.
"I am delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Robert W. Staiger to the position of Chief Economist and Director, ERSD," the Director-General said. "Bob is a highly authoritative voice in world trade, specializing in the study of international trade policy rules and institutions, with particular emphasis on the economics of the GATT/WTO."
Staiger currently serves as the Loren M. Berry Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in the United States. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Williams College and earned his PhD in economics from the University of Michigan.