Allison Schrager is a New York-based economist and writer. She is a contributor to The Economist’s economics blog Free Exchange and writes regularly for The Economist's lifestyle magazine More Intelligent Life. She has worked at the Bank of England and the International Monetary Fund. She also has consulted to the World Bank on issues related to private pension accounts and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development on globalization and entrepreneurship.

Ms Schrager graduated from the University of Edinburgh and holds a doctorate in economics from Columbia University where she specialized in macroeconomics and public finance. Her expertise is in Social Security reform and issues related to private pension accounts. She currently works for Dimensional Fund Advisors on the development of SmartNest, an innovative pension solution.