Ka Lok (Steve) Wong
Ka Lok Wong (Steve) is an economist at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) in Addis Ababa, where he works on macro-financial issues, including economic growth, fiscal policy and sovereign debt.
His research focuses on public finance in emerging markets, particularly sovereign borrowing patterns and the conditions under which governments access domestic and international capital markets. His work examines how refinancing needs, global financial conditions and external shocks influence sovereigns’ choices over the timing, currency and maturity of debt issuance.
He is a co-author of the African Debt Database, which provides granular data on government debt issuance across Africa. His research has appeared through CEPR, VoxEU and the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, and has been covered by The Economist.
Steve holds a PhD in Economics from the Geneva Graduate Institute.
