Diether is a Senior Economist at the Inter-American Development Bank. He has led research and data collection projects in various countries including Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Peru, Russia, Suriname, The Bahamas, The Democratic Republic of Congo, Trinidad and Tobago, and the US. His research has investigated socioeconomic effects of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), participatory budgeting, the effectiveness of school administrative regimes on academic performance, the role of remittances as a social insurance mechanism, the effects of early-life shocks on long-term human capital accumulation, and the effects of public health insurance on health outcomes and labour supply.
Main affiliation
Research interests
Development Economics
Public Economics