Meng Su
Meng Su is a Principal Economist in the Office of the Chief Economist at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. She works in the Global Economics team, focusing on macroeconomic analysis for the Regional Economic Prospects and the Transition Report.
Meng is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). She holds an MSc in Economics from LSE and a BEcon & Fin from the University of Hong Kong.
Prior to joining the EBRD, Meng worked at the World Bank. Her research focuses on how policies and institutions shape economic outcomes, with a particular interest in gender inequality, public health policy, law and finance, and sanctions.
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Research interests
Gender and Family Economics
Labour Economics
Public Economics
Law and Finance
Education
2020-Now – London School of Economics and Political Science, MRes/PhD in Economics
2019-2020 – London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc in Economics
2015-2019 – University of Hong Kong, Bachelor of Economics and Finance
Journal articles
Djankov, Simeon, and Meng Su, 2025, “The targeting of economic sanctions”,
Economics Letters, Vol. 248, 112235.
Working papers
Djankov, Simeon, and Meng Su, 2023, “Gender Legal Reforms in Zambia”, Financial Markets Group Discussion Papers 871.
Policy writing, books and reports
Djankov, Simeon, and Meng Su, 2025, “Enhancing Growth through the Lens of Doing Business”, Economic Freedom and Doing Business, Friedberg Economics Institute.