This report was led by Erwin W. Knippenberg (Economist, TTL). Team members include Silvia Redaelli  (Senior Economist), Michelle Infanzon (Consultant), Mohammad H. Mostafavi-Dehzooei (Consultant), Arthur Hrast Essenfelder (Consultant) and Eiman Osman (Young Professional) under the guidance of Alan  Fuchs (Acting Manager) and Salman Zaidi (Manager).

Special thanks to Moritz Meyer (Senior Economist, ESAPV), Matthew Wai-Poi (Lead Economist, EEAPV), Ugo Gentilini (Lead Economist, HMNSP), Johannes Hoogeveen (Senior Economist, EAWPV), Majid Kazemi  (Economist, EMNMT), Utz Pape (Lead Economist, EAWPV), Sergio Oliveri (Senior Economist, Statistician,  ESAPV), Minh Nguyen (Senior Economist, EPVGE), Elizabeth Mary Foster (Economist, EAWPV) and Zeina  El Khalil (Senior External Affairs Officer, ECRMN) for their valuable inputs and feedback on earlier versions  of the report.