Claire ZANUSO

Economist, Head of AFD's Emerging Tech Lab

Researcher

Expertise : Development economics, labor markets, impact evaluation, impact of natural disasters, geospatial impact evaluation

Country and region : Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tunisia, Three Oceans, Haiti, Mayotte

Theme : Water and Sanitation, Decent Work, Sustainable Cities

An economist by training, Claire Zanuso is head of AFD's Emerging Tech Lab.

Overview

Previously, as a development economist, she was in charge of research and evaluation. As such, she oversaw scientific impact assessments of urban development projects supported by AFD. These assessments are designed to assess residents’ quality of life following an urban rehabilitation program in poor neighborhoods for example, or to measure the health impact of a drinking water supply system in neighborhoods that did not previously have one. Claire Zanuso also conducted research projects on questions of decent employment, particularly in Haiti and Côte d'Ivoire.

Claire Zanuso had begun work on these topics before joining AFD in 2016. She coordinated a research project for IRD (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development) on the impact of the 2010 Haiti earthquake on Haitians, their resilience strategies and the labor market.

She has also participated in a number of labor market research projects in developing countries for various research institutes, national statistical institutes and international organizations (World Bank, UK Department for International Development, International Labor Office).