Manager of the Center for Mediterranean Integration, World Bank
Moreno-Dodson, Blanca
Session: Towards a Green International Tax Reform
Blanca Moreno-Dodson is the Director of the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), a knowledge
exchange platform created by the World Bank in partnership with Mediterranean countries, including
regional authorities, international financial institutions, and civil society, hosted by the city of Marseille,
France.
She has over twenty-eight years of experience at the World Bank, including several positions as Lead
Economist (Global Tax Team, West Africa, Investment Climate Department, and Office of the Vice-
President for Poverty Reduction and Economic Management). As a Senior Economist, she previously
worked at the World Bank Institute, West Africa, and the Corporate Strategy Group. Her regional
experience includes the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan
Africa, and East Asia (China, India, and Indonesia). She started her career as trainee and junior
economist at the European Union (European Parliament and European Commission) before joining the
World Bank Group.
Moreno-Dodson authored and contributed to five books throughout her career including: “Enhancing
Mediterranean Integration” (CMI, 2020); “Winning the Tax Wars, Tax Competition and Cooperation”
(Wolters Kluwer, 2017); “Is Fiscal Policy the Answer? A Developing Country Perspective” (World Bank,
2013); “Public Finance for Poverty Reduction. Case Studies for Africa and Latin America” (World Bank,
2006); and “Scaling Up Poverty Reduction” (World Bank, 2005). She has also published in numerous
internationally renowned economic journals, such as Hacienda Pública Española, the USA National Tax
Association Journal, and Banca d'Italia Annual Volumes.
She is a member of the Alumni Strategic Council of the Aix-Marseille University, France, and of the
Steering Committee of the Navarra Center for International Development, Spain. She has previously
been a guest speaker at Duke University and John Hopkins University, USA.
Moreno-Dodson holds a Doctorate (Ph.D.) and a Masters (Diplome D’Etudes Approfondies) in
International Economics and Finance from the University of Aix-Marseille II, France, in addition to a
Masters (Licenciatura) in Economics from the University Autonomous of Madrid, Spain. She is fluent in
Spanish, French, English, and Portuguese.
Originally from Zaragoza, Spain, she is married and mother of one son.