Andrew Morrison is an expert on gender issues in developing countries. He is the former chief of the Gender and Diversity Division of the Inter-American Development Bank, where he spearheaded a number of initiatives to increase gender equality and promote economic opportunities for women in Latin America and the Caribbean. Before joining the IDB, he was Lead Economist in the World Bank’s Gender and Development Group and also served as the Regional Coordinator on Gender for Latin America and the Caribbean in the same institution.
Morrison has been Associate Professor of Economics at Tulane University and the University of New Mexico. He has published books and articles on issues of gender equality, international migration, labor markets and violence prevention. His current research focuses on harnessing behavioral science and technology to promote healthy masculinities and to facilitate women’s and indigenous peoples’ access to financial services in Latin America.
He is a graduate of Carleton, class of 1982.
At Carleton since 2024.
