Abdulla Zaid is an Economist in the Paper Packaging division at Fastmarkets RISI, with a focus on containerboard, boxboard, and other packaging papers. Prior to joining Fastmarkets RISI, Abdulla did policy analysis and econometric modeling for think tanks and consultancies in the US and Europe. His publications in development economics have been cited in reports from the World Bank, the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, the International Labour Organization, and other think tanks. Abdulla has a Master’s in Development Economics and Policy from the University of Manchester in the UK, and a Bachelor’s degree, with a double major in Economics and Political Science, from St. Lawrence University in the US.