Celia Reyes is senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, and is affiliated with the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies at De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines. One of her major research interests is the impact of policies and programmes on poverty and equity. She directed the Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) project in the Philippines, supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Canada.