Dr.
John Blomquist is a Senior Economist in the World
Bank's Social Protection Unit. He specialized in the
design and evaluation of social assistance and poverty
alleviation programs, with experience in Asia, the
FSU, Africa and Latin America. He is currently engaged
in the preparation of a set of guidelines on the implementation
and use of social safety net programs for APEC finance
ministers and he recently assisted the Asian Development
Bank in the formulation of a draft social protection
framework for its operations. Dr. Blomquist holds
a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania.
