Muhammad Zia Muneer is a development economist and researcher specialising in behavioral and experimental economics, social protection and the monitoring and evaluation of public service delivery programs in low-resource settings. Over the past 9+ years, Zia has led and supported research and implementation initiatives funded by GiveWell Foundation, Wellcome Trust, GIZ, European Union and others. With a strong background in implementing and monitoring randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and conditional cash transfers (CCTs), his research interests lie at the intersection of health and behavioral economics, e-governance, social protection and inequality of opportunity.

He holds an MPhil in Economics (Gold Medalist) and a Bachelor of Business Administration from IBA Karachi and is an alumnus of the U.S. Department of State’s Global UGRAD Exchange Program. He has co-authored peer-reviewed publications on occupational health, workplace bullying, child health and social protection.