Cristina Constantinescu is an Economist in the Trade and International Integration Unit in the World Bank’s Research Group (DECRG). She leads the quarterly Trade Watch series and its companion dashboard, which together track global trade and policies. Her recent research focuses on international trade, trade policy, global value chains and trade resilience to shocks. Her work has been published in multiple refereed journals. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the UCLouvain, Belgium.