CARANA Corporation, USAID and the ADI Steering Council would like to welcome Ms. Weiyi Shi, our BISTA ADI Econometric and Statistical Expert. Ms. Shi comes to us with extensive experience in econometric modeling and indexing. Most recently, Ms. Shi was working with The Asia Foundation, advising on performance evaluation and indexing of local governments in China. Previously she worked with The Asia Foundation providing technical advice on indexing local business climates in Indonesia. In addition to this, Ms. Shi has worked as an economist for RDMA/ IP (Bokeo, Lao PDR), researcher for the Public Policy Institute of California, and as a Senior Analyst /Project Manager for Econ One research.  Ms. Shi holds an M.A. in economics from Stanford University (Stanford, CA) and a bachelor's degree in economics from Agnes Scott College.