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Abhijit Banerjee

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Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Research Fellow

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Research Fellow

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.

Abhijit Banerjee

Research Fellow
Abhijeet Vinayak Banerjee is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is a winner of the Infosys Prize and a co-recipient of the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for his groundbreaking work in development economics research. Dr Abhijit is the author of a large number of articles and five books, including Poor Economics, which won the Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year, and Good Economics for Hard Times, both co-authored with Esther Duflo. He is the editor of three more books and has directed two documentary films. Dr Abhijit has served on the U.N. Secretary-General’s High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda. He is a trustee of Save the Children USA and the Chair of the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel and the Global Advisory Board for Covid-19 Response of the government of West Bengal. Dr Abhijit is a past president of the Bureau for the Research in the Economic Analysis of Development, a Research Associate of the NBER, a CERP research fellow, an International Research Fellow of the Kiel Institute, a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Econometric Society and has been a Guggenheim Fellow and an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow. He also received the Infosys Prize 2009 in Social Sciences and Economics. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), along with Esther Duflo and Sendhil Mullainathan, and remains one of the directors of the lab. In 2009 J-PAL won the BBVA Foundation “Frontier of Knowledge” award in the development cooperation category. His areas of research are development economics and economic theory. Dr Abhijit was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and Harvard University, where he received his PhD in 1988.
Research Fellow

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.
Research Fellow

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.
Research Fellow

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.

Adeel Malik

Research Fellow
Adeel Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Islamic Centre Lecturer in the Economies of Muslim Societies at The University of Oxford. As a development macroeconomist, his research engages with questions of long-run development, political economy, and economic history, with a special focus on Muslim societies. His recent research has also examined the comparative role of geography, trade, and institutions in driving long-term development outcomes. He has recently successfully completed an Economic and Social Research Council project on investment, institutions, and growth. His work combines quantitative and qualitative research methods. Apart from engaging with cross-country empirics on development, he is trying to develop a broader research lens on the political economy of the Middle East. His most recent contribution to the field was an article on ‘The Economics of the Arab Spring’, which received the Best Paper Award. It has now been translated into Arabic and several other languages and formed the basis for a dedicated story in the Economist magazine. Another emerging area of interest for Adeel is the interplay between religion, land, and politics in Pakistan, which he is exploring as part of an IFPRI-funded project on structural constraints to public goods provision in Punjab. He also holds the Globe Fellowship in the Economies of Muslim Societies at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and is a Research Associate of the Centre for the Study of African Economies and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource-Rich Economies, both based at the Department of Economics. He co-directs the ERF Project on the Political Economy of Private Sector Dynamism in the Middle East and serves as an associate editor of the Palgrave Dictionary of Economics (Middle East Economics and Finance). Before joining ODID, he completed his doctorate in economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar in 2004. His previous research affiliations include The World Bank (Research Assistant, Summer 2000), the Department of Economics, Oxford University (2004-05); Merton College (2002-03 and 2005-06), Center for International Development, Harvard University (2001), and Mahbub ul Haq Human Development Centre, Islamabad (1997-1999). His research on the Middle East’s political economy has been featured in CNN, Fortune Magazine, The Times London, Financial Times, and Gulf News. He strongly believes in the role of the public intellectual. In that spirit, he has engaged with a wider audience by occasionally contributing op-ed pieces to The New York Times, Project Syndicate, Al-Jazeera, Huffington Post, and Foreign Policy Magazine.
Research Fellow

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.
Co-Founder and Research Fellow

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.
Co-Founder and Research Fellow

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.

Adnan Qadir Khan

Co-Founder and Research Fellow
Adnan Qadir Khan is Co-Founder and Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently Chief Economist and Director for Economics and Evaluation Directorate in the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO). He is also Professor in Practice at the School of Public Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), a joint appointment with Suntory Toyota International Centre for Economics and Related Disciplines (STICERD), LSE. Adnan has been an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT. He has also been appointed as an Associate with the Building State Capability Program at Harvard’s Center for International Development. Prior to his appointment with Harvard and LSE. Professor Adnan successfully led the International Growth Centre (IGC) as Research and Policy Director and was also a Visiting Lecturer of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School from 2018-2019. He has been actively involved in the areas of policy, research, and training. He has been a co-leader the of Reducing State Fragilities Initiative at the International Growth Centre, an Affiliated Researcher with the Political Economy group of Yale University’s Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE), an Affiliated Researcher with Precision Agriculture for Development (PAD) With 15 years of experience in the policy world, Adnan name is synonymous as a practitioner and policymaker where he regularly interacts with policy actors from around the world, with a focus on Asia and Africa, in the areas of state fragility and state capacity building. He holds a multitude of experience in the research realm with a keen interest in the areas of economic development, the political economy of development and state fragility, state capacity, and social protection. He teaches courses on public policy and economic development in order to bridge the gap between academia and practice. He has also served in the government as a member of the Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and is a recipient of the President’s Medal for performance. Professor Adnan has a PhD in Economics from Queen’s University. He completed his Master of Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School and Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology.
Co-Founder and Research Fellow

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).
Research Fellow

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).
Research Fellow

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).

Agha Ali Akram

Research Fellow
Agha Ali Akram is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences. His research spans a number of themes including drinking water quality, early childhood stunting, and nutrition, migration, and agriculture. He also has an interest in air pollution monitoring technologies and how they may be deployed and used in the developing world. Dr Agha received a Doctorate in Environmental Economics (2014) and Masters in Environmental Management (2008) from Yale University. Prior to joining LUMS, he was a Visiting Fellow at Yale University (2016 – 2017) and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Evidence Action (2014 – 2016).
Research Fellow

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.
Research Fellow

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.
Research Fellow

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.

Aisha Yousufzai

Research Fellow
Aisha Yousafzai is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor in Early Childhood Development and Disability in the Division of Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University, Karachi. Her main research interests are the strengthening of early child development programming in health and nutrition services, and the inclusion of children with disabilities in health programmes in developing countries. Her other focus area is training and capacity development for early child development programmes and research in order to generate and disseminate local evidence and experience more widely. Dr Aisha has 10 years of experience in community based programmes in both South Asia and East Africa. She was the co-principal investigator of the Pakistan Early Child Development Scale Up (PEDS) trial which investigates the integration of stimulation programme in Sindh. The trial has generated evidence on how to reach the most disadvantaged children to promote early learning and equity. Dr Aisha is currently funded by the Saving Brains Program, Grand Challenges Canada to study the impact in later, care for development and nutrition in a government community health life of early intervention delivered in the first 1000 days of life to better understand implications for human development. Dr Aisha earned a PhD in International Child Health from the Institute of Child Health, University College London.
Research Fellow

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.
Research Fellow

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.
Research Fellow

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.

Ali Asjad Naqvi

Research Fellow
Ali Asjad Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. From 2011-2013, he was the Research Director at CERP. He is currently undertaking post-doc research on the WWW4Europe project with the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), Department of Socioeconomics. The paper presents the first multi-sectoral stock-flow consistent (SFC) macro model which addresses issues of production, energy, and emissions in a demand-driven framework. The aim of the model is to test for various climate and growth-related policy scenarios and to explore potential sustainable growth paths for Europe. The project is funded under the European Commission’s 7th Framework Program. He is currently based in Vienna, Austria where he is working as a Senior Economist at the Austrian Institute for Economic Research (WIFO), and as an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Ecological Economics, Department of Socioeconomics, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU), and as a Researcher Scholar, in the Advancing Systems Analysis (ASA) program at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). He works with macroeconomic models, agent-based models, and causal inference (DiDs, RDDs). His research interests include climate change, growth, migration, distributions, institutions, stock-flow consistent models, agent-based models, and applied economics. Dr Ali holds a PhD in Economics from New School for Social Research, in New York. He completed his Master’s in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences and B.Sc. (Hons.) Economics and Management, University of London External Programme.
Research Fellow

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.
Research Fellow

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.
Research Fellow

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.

Ali Choudhary

Research Fellow
Ali Choudhary is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director of the Research Department at the State Bank of Pakistan- the central bank. He also leads the macroeconomic modeling effort at the central bank to facilitate monetary policy. Dr Ali is an Associate, at the Centre for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics (LSE). He received his PhD and MSc in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London. He graduated from Kinston University in 1996 with a First Class honors degree in Economics with Politics and Languages with a distinction in spoken French and was also awarded the Jonathan Crompton Memorial Prize. He has lectured various courses at Birkbeck as a part-time teacher during his PhD. He has also served as a consultant to the European Commission and the World Bank before moving to the University of Surrey in 2001. Dr Ali’s research contributes to three areas of economics: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics (in particular Executive Compensation), and the Economics of Happiness. His current areas of research include frictions of formal and informal labour, product and credit markets, and economic growth.
Research Fellow

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.
Research Fellow

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.
Research Fellow

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.

Amit Khandelwal

Research Fellow
Amit Khandelwal is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gary Winnick and Martin Granoff Associate Professor of Business at Columbia Business School. He is the Dong-Soo Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics at Yale University. His appointment is in the Economics Department and the Jackson School. His current affiliations are JPAL, NBER, BREAD, and IGC. His research examines the strategic responses of firms to trade liberalizations in both developed and developing countries. He earned a PhD in Economics from Yale University and received a BA in Economics and Mathematics at Northwestern University.
Research Fellow

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Research Fellow

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Research Fellow

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Ammar A. Malik

Research Fellow
Ammar Malik is a Research Fellow at the CERP. He is the Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, Non-resident fellow, Urban Institute, and previously Director of Research at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD). He is Senior Research Scientist at AidData, a research lab at William & Mary, where he leads the Chinese Development Finance Program that uses pioneering methods to track and analyze underreported financial flows from non-traditional donors to developing countries. Recently he has also been the Data Governance Manager at AstraZeneca. His own research focuses on spatial urban forms and their economic implications, the political economy of public service delivery, and the distributional effects of urban public transport. Dr Ammar obtained his PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, MA in Public Affairs from Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po) Paris, MA in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore and BA in Economics and Mathematics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Research Fellow

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.
Research Fellow

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.
Research Fellow

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.

Andreas Stegmann

Research Fellow
Andreas Stegmann is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Principal Investigator on Building State Capacity via Collaboration (Moral Appeals) Project at CERP. Dr Andreas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. He is also a Research Affiliate with the Briq Institute on Behavior and Inequality and also serves as a Research Associate at the Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE). Dr Andreas works in the area of Applied Microeconomics with Political Economy and Development. as his primary areas of research. Dr Andreas completed his PhD in Economics and MPhil in Economics and Finance from CEMFI, Madrid, Spain.
Research Fellow

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.
Research Fellow

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.
Research Fellow

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.

Atif R. Mian

Research Fellow
Atif R. Mian is a Research Fellow, co-founder, and board member at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He is also the director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Economics from MIT. Prior to joining Princeton in 2012, he taught at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Chicago. His research studies links between financial markets and the macroeconomy and emphasizes the role played by political, governance, and organizational constraints in shaping the effectiveness and scope of financial markets. His more recent work centers on understanding the origins of the global financial crisis, the political economy of government intervention in financial markets, and the link between asset prices, household borrowing, and consumption. Dr Atif ’s work has appeared in top Economics and Finance journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies, and Journal of Financial Economics. His work has also been profiled by leading media outlets such as The Economist and The Wall Street Journal.
Research Fellow

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.

Azam Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Azam Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) . He has taught at Boston University and Brown University and has also worked with the World Bank in Washington D.C. Dr Azam teaches macroeconomics and econometrics in the BSc and MS/MPhil Economics programmes and is the editor of the Lahore Journal of Economics. He teaches undergraduate and graduate Econometrics and Macroeconomics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE) and his research interests include Innovation and Technological Change, International Trade, Institutional Economics, Economic Growth and Development, Behavioral Economics, Economic and Social Networks, Political Economy, and Industrial Organization. He was recently awarded the World Trade Organization (WTO) Chair for Pakistan which focuses on research, curriculum development, and stakeholder engagement in international trade. He received his PhD and MA degrees from Brown University and BSc (Hons) from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Research Fellow

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Research Fellow

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Basit Zafar

Research Fellow
Basit Zafar is a Board Member and a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. As an applied micro-economist, his research is focused on labor economics, the economics of education, and household finance. His research focuses on understanding how individuals make decisions under uncertainty and in the presence of social interactions. Dr Basit is an affiliated scholar at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr Basit’s work employs a disparate set of empirical methods and techniques including the use of subjective expectations data and experimental data. He joined the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) as a Research Fellow in August 2012. Dr Basit holds a PhD from Northwestern University, awarded in 2008, and a BSc from the California Institute of Technology. Before joining the faculty at Michigan, he held positions at Arizona State University and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Research Fellow

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Research Fellow

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Research Fellow

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Benjamin A. Olken

Research Fellow
Benjamin Olken is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His research focuses on development economics, with a particular interest in improving the performance of the public sector in developing countries, including social protection programs, taxation, and quality of governance, and on environmental challenges in developing countries and his research focuses on the political economy of developing countries with a particular focus on corruption. He is involved in several randomized evaluations in Indonesia that seek to reduce corruption and improve the targeting of programs that provide local public goods to villages He is a Director of J-PAL, Scientific Director of J-PAL Southeast Asia, and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Political Economy & Governance sector and Co-Chair of the J-PAL’s Social Protection Initiative. He is the Editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and co-Director of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Development Economics Program. Dr Benjamin received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 2004 and his BA summa cum laude as a double major in Mathematics and Ethics, Politics, and Economics from Yale University in 1997. In 1997-1998 he was a Henry Luce Scholar, living in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Research Fellow

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Research Fellow

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Research Fellow

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.

Bilal Murtaza Siddiqi

Research Fellow
Bilal Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a development economist working on poverty, institutions, and conflict in low and middle-income countries. He currently serves as Director of Research and Growth at The Life You Can Save, where he leads in-house research and evaluation and helps set strategies for charity selection, fundraising, and partnerships. He is the Director of Research at the Centre for Effective Global Action (CEGA), University of California, Berkeley, a Non-resident fellow at the Center for Global Development, and formerly an Economist in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. Dr Bilal is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics, a research affiliate of the International Growth Centre and Innovations for Poverty Action, the Consortium for Development Policy Research, and the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre. In the past, he was a Minerva Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University as part of the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project, and a Marie Curie AMID Scholar at the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm. His research focuses on public sector governance and justice reform, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected situations. He is involved in a range of field experiments in Africa and South Asia, involving legal aid and mediation, post-conflict reconciliation, and citizen-led accountability of public service providers and commercial investors. His academic research applies experimental methods to fundamental problems of development. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Lancet, and others, and covered by the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, CBS, New York Magazine, Voice of America, Le Monde, VoxEU, The Daily Mail, Economic and Political Weekly, the Hindustan Times, Público, El Espectador, and several other outlets. Along the way, he received generous support from the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO) , USAID, the US DoD’s Minerva Research Initiative, the World Bank, the UN Peacebuilding Fund, the Open Society Foundation, 3ie, The International Growth Centre, and Stanford University. He received his PhD and M.Phil in Economics from Oxford University, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Research Fellow

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Research Fellow

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Research Fellow

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Bilal Zia

Research Fellow
Bilal Zia is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group at the World Bank in Washington, DC. His research is focused on financial development at the household, firm, and bank levels, and his work has appeared in top academic journals such as the Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Management Science, and Journal of Development Economics. Dr Bilal uses both experimental and non-experimental methods and some of his recent work includes impact evaluations of financial and business education programs, testing innovative methods to improve financial access for households and firms, and applying insights from behavioral economics to development finance. He joined World Bank in July 2006 after completing a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Research Fellow

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.
Research Fellow

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.
Research Fellow

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.

Charles Sprenger

Research Fellow
Charles Sprenger is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University. Dr Charles is a behavioural and experimental economist. His interests focus on the fields of Behavioral Economics and Experimental Economics. His research includes local and global investigation into subjects such as inter-temporal choice behavior, economic risk preferences, and the relationship of time preferences to certain economic behaviors. His research focus is intertemporal decision-making under uncertainty. He designs experiments to test how people behave when faced with various decisions, ranging from food choices to the implementation of vaccination programs and more. His experiments have shown that the standard economic models of behavior are not consistent with how people act in real-life settings, and these findings suggest the need for new public policy strategies. He currently serves on the editorial board for the American Economic Review, and he is an associate editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association and Quantitative Economics. Dr Charles joined the Caltech faculty in 2020 and received a Sloan Research Fellowship in 2016. He served on the economics faculties at UC San Diego (2015–20) and at Stanford (2011–14). He earned his PhD in Economics from UC San Diego in 2011. He received his master’s degree from University College London in 2005 and his bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University in 2002.
Research Fellow

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.
Research Fellow

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.
Research Fellow

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.

Christopher Woodruff

Research Fellow
Christopher Woodruff is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Development Economics and a Fellow at Wolfson College. He is the Scientific Coordinator for the DFID – CEPR joint research venture on Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) and directs the Firm Capabilities group at the International Growth Centre. In addition to his position at Oxford, Dr Christopher is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), and a Senior Fellow of the Bureau of Research on Economic Analysis and Development (BREAD), a Research Fellow at the Center for Competitive Advantage and the Global Economy (CAGE) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA). His research focuses on enterprises in low-income countries, with noted work on returns to capital investments in microenterprises and the effect of formal registration on enterprise performance. He is a pioneer in the use of field experiments in firms. He currently holds an Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for work measuring productivity in the ready-made garment sector, with a particular focus on the challenges women face in moving into supervisory positions in the Bangladeshi garment sector. Dr Christopher holds a PhD in economics from the University of Texas, Austin.
Research Fellow

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.
Research Fellow

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.
Research Fellow

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.

Dana Burde

Research Fellow
Dana Burde is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor and Director of International Education at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of the new Journal on Education in Emergencies. Additionally, she is an affiliate of NYU Abu Dhabi, Affiliated Faculty at NYU’s Wilf Family Department of Politics, the NYU Robert F. Wagner School of Public Service, and the Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies at Columbia University. Previously, she was the Associate Research Scholar/Post-Doctoral Fellow at Columbia University’s Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies (SIWPS) and taught at Teachers College. Her current work comprises of three projects: assessing the learning outcomes and sustainability of community-based schools in Afghanistan as they transition from NGOs to government administration; understanding how youth aspirations and education affect youth participation in public life in Pakistan and Kenya; and learning how boosting community engagement affects performance in community-based schools in remote Afghan villages. Recent publications include her new book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan, published by Columbia University Press. Her book, Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan (2014 Columbia University Press) received the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Her research has also been published in Comparative Education Review, American Economic Journal—Applied, International Journal of Educational Development, Review of Educational Research, the New York Times, among others. Dr Dana received her PhD in Comparative Education and Political Science from Columbia University, a master’s in Educational Administration & International Education from Harvard, and a BA in English Literature from Oberlin College.
Research Fellow

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.
Research Fellow

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.
Research Fellow

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.

Daniel Bennett

Research Fellow
Daniel Bennett is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Dr Daniel is an economist at the Center for Economic and Social Research and the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California. He studies economic development and global health in Africa and South Asia. His recent work examines the relationship between poverty and poor mental health, as well as the indirect consequences of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Sub-Saharan Africa. His other work considers sanitation and hygiene behavior and the organization of pharmaceutical markets. Dr Daniel collects primary data and uses both experimental and quasi-experimental methods. Bennett is a research economist who specialises in applied economic development with a focus on public health issues in developing countries. His research considers the economic and behavioral aspects of international health issues such as emerging infectious diseases and pharmaceutical markets in developing countries. His work frequently highlights how market failures, such as externalities and public goods, contribute to these public health problems. Some of his past work deals with a water supply and sanitation in the Philippines, antibiotic use in Taiwan, the impact of the 2003 SARS epidemic, and the effect of providing antiretroviral drugs for HIV in Malawi. His current work examines the determinants of drug quality in Hyderabad, India. He received his PhD in Economics from Brown University in 2008, his MA in Economics from Brown University in 2004, and his BA with high honors from Swarthmore College in 2001.
Research Fellow

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Research Fellow

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Research Fellow

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.

Daron Acemoglu

Research Fellow
Daron Acemoglu is a Research Fellow at CEPR. He is the Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2010. His research interests are in Political Economy, Economic Development, Economic Growth, Economic Theory, Technology, Income and Wage Inequality, Human Capital and Training, Labor Economics and Network Economics. He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, American Philosophical Society, the British Academy of Sciences, the Turkish Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Society of Labor Economists. He is also a member of the Group of Thirty. He is the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller Why Nations Fail: Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (joint with James A. Robinson), Introduction to Modern Economic Growth, and The Narrow Corridor: States, Societies, and the Fate of Liberty (with James A. Robinson). Dr Daron has received the Statistical Research Institute prize in 2021, the Global Economy Prize in 2019, the Jean-Jacques Laffont Prize in 2018, the Carnegie Fellowship in 2017, 2016 BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award, the Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in 2012, distinguished Science Award from the Turkish Sciences Association in 2006. He was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal in 2005, inaugural T. W. Shultz Prize from the University of Chicago in 2004, and the inaugural Sherwin Rosen Award for outstanding contribution to labor economics in 2004. Dr Daron earned his PhD and MSc from London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA from University of York.
Research Fellow

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research Fellow

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research Fellow

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

David Figlio

Research Fellow
David Figlio is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy, Director of the Institute for Policy Research, and Professor of Human Development and Social Policy, and Economics at Northwestern University, as well as Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an associate of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr David joined the University of Rochester on July 1, 2022 from Northwestern University, where he served as Orrington Lunt Professor and Dean of the School of Education and Social Policy, and was previously the Director of Northwestern’s Institute for Policy Research. Prior to that, he taught at the University of Oregon and the University of Florida, where he was the Knight-Ridder Professor of Economics. He served as the inaugural editor of the Association for Education Finance and Policy’s journal, Education Finance and Policy (MIT Press), and recently completed ten years as co-editor and then editor (from 2015-21) of the Journal of Human Resources. He has been part of numerous national education task forces and panels, such as the Institute of Medicine’s panel on the Science of Child Development from Birth through Age Eight, and advised several U.S. states and foreign nations on the design, implementation, and evaluation of educational policies. Dr David is a research fellow of the IZA Institute of Labor Economics in Bonn, Germany; a member of the CESifo Network on the Economics of Education in Munich, Germany. His research on education and social policy, including influential work on school accountability, standards, welfare policy, and policy design, has been published in numerous leading journals including the American Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, JAMA Pediatrics, Review of Economics and Statistics and Journal of Human Resources. Organizations supporting his research include the National Science Foundation, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, as well as the Annie E. Casey, Doris Duke Charitable Trust, Gates, Laura and John Arnold, MacArthur, Smith Richardson, and Spencer foundations, among others. Currently, his research involves evaluating the Florida Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the largest school voucher program in the United States; conducting a large-scale study of school accountability in Florida, involving collecting survey data on a census of public school principals in the state; and following children from birth through their school career studying key questions regarding early childhood policy and inequality. Prior to joining the Northwestern faculty in 2008, Dr David taught at the University of Florida, from 1998-2008 and the University of Oregon from 1995-1998. He earned his PhD in Economics in 1995 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Research Fellow

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.
Research Fellow

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.
Research Fellow

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.

David G. Atkin

Research Fellow
David Atkin is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor at MIT and Co-Chair of J-PAL’s firm sector. His recent work has studied the role of regional taste differences in altering the impacts of trade reforms in India, and educational responses to the rise of export-oriented manufacturing in Mexico. Previously he was an Assistant Professor at UCLA and prior to that at Yale University. His research interests are Development and International Trade. He focuses on evaluating the impact of trade liberalization on the poor in the developing world by using the micro econometric tools and the large household datasets common in applied economics to analyze trade and development issues. Dr David has his PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a MA in Economics from Cambridge University.
Research Fellow

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.
Research Fellow

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.
Research Fellow

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.

Dean Karlan

Research Fellow
Dean Karlan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Co-Director of the Buffett Institute’s Global Poverty Research Lab. He is the Founder of Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit organisation dedicated to discovering and promoting solutions to global poverty problems, and working to scale up successful ideas through implementation and dissemination to policymakers, practitioners, investors and donors. Dr Dean is also on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the M.I.T. Jameel Poverty Action Lab. In 2015, he co-founded (with Elijah Goldberg) Impact Matters, a non-profit dedicated to producing impact audits, which assesses whether an organisation uses and produces appropriate evidence of impact. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioural economics insights to examine what works, what does not, and why in interventions in sustainable income generation for those in poverty, household and entrepreneurial finance, health behaviour, and charitable giving. He works on issues for low-income households in both developing countries and the United States. He has worked in over twenty countries around the world, including both low-income countries and also the United States. As a social entrepreneur, he co-founded stickK.com, a website that uses lessons from behavioral economics to help people reach personal goals, such as weight loss and smoking cessation, through commitment contracts. In 2020 he co-authored the third edition of an economics principles textbook, Economics. In 2018 he co-authored The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector and in 2016 he co-authored Failing in the Field; In 2011, Dr Dean co-authored More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics is Helping to Solve Global Poverty. Dr Dean received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellowship, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. He was awarded distinguished alumni awards from the University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business and the Duke University Talent Identification Program. Previously Karlan was the Samuel C Park, Jr Professor of Economics at Yale University, and Assistant Professor of Economics at Princeton University. He received a PhD in Economics from M.I.T., an M.B.A. and an M.P.P. from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in International Affairs from the University of Virginia.
Research Fellow

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.
Research Fellow

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.
Research Fellow

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.

Eliana La Ferrara

Research Fellow
Eliana La Ferrara is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, Milan where she also directs the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP). She was president of the European Economic Association in 2018. She is a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Economic Association and a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of J-PAL Affiliate. Dr Eliana is a Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER) at Bocconi. She is a Fellow of the European Development Research Network (EUDN), an Affiliate of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Coordinator of the European network on Actors, Markets and Institutions in Developing Countires (AMID). Dr Eliana is a member of the Council of the European Economic Association, and serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the European Economic Association, the World Bank Economic Review and the Journal of African Economies. She has worked as consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. Her research is in the field of development economics, with a particular focus on the role of ethnicity, social norms and institutions. She is currently working on the economics of conflict in developing countries. Her research has been published in leading academic journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics and the Journal of the European Economic Association. She is the recipient of various research grants from the European Research Council (ERC) and the European Commission. She received her PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1999.
Research Fellow

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.
Research Fellow

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.
Research Fellow

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.

Eric Verhoogen

Research Fellow
Eric Verhoogen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University, with a joint appointment in the School of International and Public Affairs and the Department of Economics. He is the Co-Director, Center for Development Economics and Policy and a J-PAL Affiliated Professor. His primary research area is industrial development – empirical microeconomic work on firms in developing countries. A common theme is the process of quality upgrading by manufacturing firms, both its causes and its consequences. Recently, Dr Eric has been studying technology adoption and productivity estimation, among other topics. His work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, and other journals. He is currently serving as co-director of the Trade Research Program of the International Growth Centre, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Bureau for Research in the Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, a master’s degree from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and a bachelor’s degree from Harvard.
Research Fellow

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.
Research Fellow

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.
Research Fellow

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.

Erica Field

Research Fellow
Erica Field is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. Since receiving her PhD, she has worked at Princeton, Stanford, and Harvard, where she was a Professor for six years before joining Duke. Dr. Erica’s major fields of interest are development economics, labor economics, economic demography, and health. She has received grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and IZA/DFID Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries, among others. She has published work in various journals, including the American Economics Journal and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr. Erica’s research specifically focuses on the areas of marriage and family, property rights, global health, and finance and entrepreneurship. She is currently working on projects that explore adolescent empowerment and education in Bangladesh, the effects of micro-finance on women and households in South Asia and India, and the impacts of access to family planning resources on fertility and health in Zambia. She received her PhD and M.A. in Economics from Princeton University in 2003 and her B.A. in Economics and Latin American Studies from Vassar College in 1996.
Research Fellow

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).
Research Fellow

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).
Research Fellow

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).

Esther Duflo

Research Fellow
Esther Duflo is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). She is a co-founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a research center dedicated to reducing poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence. She also previously served as Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Urban Services Initiative. Dr Esther’s research seeks to understand the economic lives of the poor, with the aim to help design and evaluate social policies. She has worked on health, education, financial inclusion, environment, and governance. Dr Esther also holds leadership positions in various institutions. She is Director, Development Program at the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), Board Member, Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She is also part of the Research Advisory Council at Y Analytics and an Advisory Board Member at UBS Center. Dr Esther has received numerous academic honors and prizes including the 2019 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (with co-Laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Michael Kremer), Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences (2015), the A.SK Social Science Award (2015), Infosys Prize (2014), the David N. Kershaw Award (2011), a John Bates Clark Medal (2010), and a MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship (2009). With Abhijit Banerjee, she wrote Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, which won the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award in 2011 and has been translated into more than 17 languages and has recently written Good Economics for Hard Times. In 2011 she was part of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. She is the Editor of the American Economic Review, a member of the National Academy of Science and a Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy. Dr Esther has a PhD in Economics from MIT and a master’s in Economics from DELTA (Paris).
Research Fellow

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).
Research Fellow

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).
Research Fellow

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Gerard Padro Miquel

Research Fellow
Dr. Gerard Padro Miquel is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also a Professor of Economics and Political Science at Yale University and the Director of the Leitner Program of International and Comparative Political Economy. His research interest is the interplay between politics and economics as a barrier for development with a focus on civil conflict and on the politics of non-democratic regimes. Dr. Miquel’s previous work has been published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies and the Quarterly Journal of Political Science among others. He is Co-Director, Governance, Accountability and Political Economy Research Group, International Growth Center (IGC), Research Fellow Bureau for Research in Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and Faculty Research Fellow at National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Dr. Miquel has a PhD in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), MSc in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and a BA in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).
Research Fellow

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.
Research Fellow

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.
Research Fellow

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.

Ghazala Mansuri

Research Fellow
Ghazala Mansuri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Equity Group of the World Bank. Her research spans four broad areas: rural land, labor and credit markets, the economics of household behavior, and the political economy of participatory development and institutional and governance reforms for development. Her research on the political economy of local development includes a number of evaluations of participatory development programs. Dr Ghazala has published extensively in leading journals in economics and development. She holds a PhD in economics from Boston University.
Research Fellow

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.
Research Fellow

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.
Research Fellow

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.

Gregory Fischer

Research Fellow
Greg Fischer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Lecturer of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE). His research focuses on combining economic theory, field experiments, and more traditional empirical analysis to understand how economic development works and how it can work better. He is the Chief Economist at YAnalytics, where he determines research direction and oversees the development and implementation of impact underwriting and assessment methodologies. Most of his work is in less developed countries and focuses on entrepreneurship, access to finance and how firms function. Dr Gregory is also the co-director for the Firms Programme at the International Growth Centre with a focus on entrepreneurship. Much of his research is coordinated through Innovations for Poverty Action, the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and the International Growth Centre, three organisations working to reduce poverty and encourage growth by ensuring that policy is based on scientific evidence. He is also a member of STICERD, LSE on Economic Organization and Public Policy Programme. Dr Gregory has a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and has a Summa Cum Laude, A.B., in Economics from Princeton University.
Research Fellow

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.
Research Fellow

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.
Research Fellow

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.

Hammad Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Hammad Siddiqi is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). His research seeks to incorporate insights from individual and social psychology into economic models with the objective of providing explanations for puzzles in financial markets. Recently he is looking at how ‘relative thinking’ and the ‘lure of choice’ can explain excess volatility and the closed-end mutual fund paradox. Other areas of interest include experimental economics and experimental development economics. His current teaching interests are in finance, behavioral game theory, and experimental economics. He holds a PhD in Financial Economics from Northern Illinois University.
Research Fellow

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Research Fellow

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Research Fellow

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

Hamza Ali Malik

Research Fellow
Hamza Ali Malik is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Director Macroeconomic Policy and Financing for Development Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific. Prior to joining the United Nations ESCAP Dr hamza was the Director of Monetary Policy at the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).
Research Fellow

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Harris Gazdar

Research Fellow
Haris Gazdar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research in Pakistan. He has actively contributed to social science research and policy debate in Pakistan and has taught as well as conducted academic research in UK, India, and Pakistan. Dr Harris has also worked as an honorary adviser to research programs, government and non-governmental organizations, and political parties. He received his MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.
Research Fellow

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.
Research Fellow

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.

Hassan Naqvi

Research Fellow
Hassan Naqvi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Hassan currently teaches at Monash University. He previously taught at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and SKK GSB (Seoul, Korea). He was also a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Sloan School of Management in 2014. His research interests are in the areas of Banking, Corporate Finance, Macro Finance, and Financial Crises. Dr Hassan’s research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control and the Journal of Financial Economics. He has received several international research awards including the inaugural Chinese Finance Association best paper award on global financial markets, the European Finance Association best conference paper award, and the inaugural LSE/FMG Gam Gilbert de Botton award for excellence in Finance research. Dr Hassan received his PhD in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE) and was the recipient of several teaching awards including the Teaching Excellence awards at SKK GSB for the years 2015 and 2016.
Research Fellow

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.
Research Fellow

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.
Research Fellow

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Henrik Kleven

Research Fellow
Henrik Jacobsen Kleven is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University, appointed by the Department of Economics and the Woodrow Wilson School. Previously, he held positions at the London School of Economics and the University of Copenhagen. Dr Henrik’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to show ways of designing more effective public policies. His work on tax and transfer policy has had a policy impact in both developed and developing countries. His academic articles have been published in leading journals such as the American Economic Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economic Studies. He is Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and was previously Editor of the Journal of Public Economics. He is a Research Associate at the NBER and a Research Fellow at the CEPR, CESifo Network, and Institute of Fiscal Studies. Dr Henrik received his PhD and MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.
Research Fellow

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.
Research Fellow

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.
Research Fellow

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.

Iftikhar Hussain

Research Fellow
Iftikhar Hussain is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a lecturer in Economics at the University Of Sussex. Dr Iftikhar’s primary interests are in the areas of Labour Economics, the Economics of Education and Development Economics. He has undertaken extensive work on school reform, school accountability, parent-school choice behaviour, and the relationship between school quality and the housing market. In the area of development economics, he is currently co-investigator on a DFID-ESRC funded project investigating the role of female work in alleviating poverty, focusing on two East African countries (Ethiopia and Uganda) and two in South Asia (Bangladesh and Pakistan). Dr Iftikhar was also a member of the Ofsted Inspection Methodology Expert Panel, Economist, Financial Services Authority, London, and Economist (Overseas Development Institute Fellow), Central Bank of Uganda. Prior to joining Sussex, Dr Iftikhar earned his PhD in Economics from University College London and undertook postdoctoral research at Oxford University.
Research Fellow

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.
Research Fellow

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.
Research Fellow

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.

Imran Rasul

Research Fellow
Imran Rasul is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at the University College London. He is the Co-director, ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), and Research Programme Director, of Firms Portfolio, International Growth Centre (IGC). In 2019, Dr Imran was jointly awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Award in Economics (joint with Oriana Bandiera), for his contribution to theoretical and applied research that is significant to economics in Europe. He was also elected as a Fellow of the British Academy in 2019. Dr Imran’s research interests include labour, development, and public economics. His work has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrics, and the Review of Economic Studies. He is currently the Managing Editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2019-22), and has been a co-editor of the Review of Economic Studies (2009-13). He received his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics and completed his MPhil in Economics from Oxford University.
Research Fellow

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Research Fellow

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Research Fellow

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.

Jacob Shapiro

Research Fellow
Jacob N. Shapiro is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University and directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project. His research covers conflict, economic development, and security policy. In 2016, Dr Jacob received Karl Deutsch Award from the International Studies Association, given to a scholar younger than 40, or within 10 years of earning a PhD for his most significant contribution to the study of international relations. He is the author of The Terrorist’s Dilemma: Managing Violent Covert Organizations and co-author of Small Wars, Big Data: The Information Revolution in Modern Conflict. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Conflict Resolution, World Politics, and Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, a Faculty Fellow of the Association for Analytic Learning about Islam and Muslim Societies (AALIMS), and an Associate Fellow of the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). Dr Jacob is also a distinguished Scientist at Giant Oak, Inc. His research has been published in a broad range of academic and policy journals as well as a number of edited volumes. He has conducted field research and large-scale policy evaluations in Afghanistan, Colombia, India, and Pakistan. Dr Jacob has a PhD in Political Science and an MA in Economics from Stanford University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Research Fellow

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.
Research Fellow

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.
Research Fellow

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.

James Robinson

Research Fellow
James Robinson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Dr Richard L. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies and University Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago and faculty director of the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts. He has published three books co-authored with Daron Acemoglu, an Institute Professor of Economics at MIT. He studied economics at the London School of Economics, the University of Warwick, and Yale University. Dr James previously taught in the Department of Economics at the University of Melbourne, the Department of Economics at the University of Southern California, the Departments of Economics and Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley, and the Department of Government at Harvard. His main research interests are in comparative economic and political development with a focus on long run with a particular interest in Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Dr James is currently conducting research in Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Haiti and in Colombia where he has taught for many years during the summer at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He completed his PhD from Yale University and MA from the University of Warwick.
Research Fellow

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.
Research Fellow

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.
Research Fellow

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.

Javed Younas

Research Fellow
Javed Younas is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah. He is also affiliated with Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. In his previous academic and research positions, he has been a Visiting Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs, an Aman Research Fellow at Harvard University, Visiting Scholar at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and a faculty member at Central Michigan University. His research focus lies in the areas of energy economics, the political economy of conflicts and foreign assistance, international trade, energy economics, behavioural and experimental economics. He has published a number of papers in well-known journals. His policy work has appeared in national and international outlets. He has also secured several research grants. He earned a PhD degree in Economics from West Virginia University in 2007.
Research Fellow

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Fellow

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Fellow

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Javeria Qureshi

Research Fellow
Javeria Qureshi is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests lie in labor economics, development economics, and economics of education, with a focus on the interactions between human capital production, gender, and the role of the family. Dr Javeria specializes in applied econometrics and impact evaluation, and some of her past work deals with intra-household spillovers in learning production, the impact of remittances on entrepreneurship, and the relationship between school quality and student achievement. She is currently a research fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program (WAPPP) at Harvard Kennedy School (2020-2021). She received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Chicago in 2012. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Research Fellow

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.
Research Fellow

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.
Research Fellow

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.

Jawwad Noor

Research Fellow
Jawwad Noor is a Research Fellow at CERP. In 2008, he was awarded the Neu Family Award for Excellence in Teaching Economics at Boston University where he has been teaching since 2005. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Rochester in 2005 and MA in 2003 respectively. His undergraduate education took place at the University of London.
Research Fellow

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Research Fellow

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Research Fellow

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Jeffrey Hammer

Research Fellow
Jeffrey Hammer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He teaches at Princeton University where he is the Charles and Marie Robertson Visiting Professor of Economic Development at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Previously, he spent 25 years at the World Bank where he held various positions related to public economics, the last three in the New Delhi Office, and was an author of the World Development Report 2004 ‘Making Services Work for Poor People’. His research interests include economic development, public economics, and health in poor countries, particularly in Asia and Africa and more particularly in South Asia. His current research includes the effect of public goods such as sanitation on health; measuring the quality of medical care in poor countries and improving service delivery through better accountability mechanisms. Dr Jeffrey holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Research Fellow

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.
Research Fellow

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.
Research Fellow

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.

Jishnu Das

Research Fellow
Jishnu Das is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Senior Economist in the Development Research Group (Human Development and Public Services Team) at The World Bank and a Visiting Scholar at The Center for Policy Research, New Delhi. Dr Jishnu is a professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy and the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Since joining the World Bank, Dr Jaishnu has worked on issues related to the delivery of basic services, particularly health and education. His work draws upon data collected in Zambia (education), India (health and education), Pakistan (education) and Paraguay (health). His recent research focuses on the quality of health care (Journal of Economic Perspectives, Health Affairs and the Journal of Development Economics); correlates of mental health (World Bank Economic Review, forthcoming and Social Science and Medicine ); the link between teacher absenteeism and student test-scores (Journal of Human Resources ); and the structure of educational provision in Pakistan (Comparative Education Review). In 2006, his work on religious education in Pakistan received the George Bereday Award from the Comparative and International Education Society. Dr Jaishnu also works on natural disasters in the context of an earthquake that hit Northern India and Pakistan in October 2005. He co-founded the website www.risepak.com to help coordinate relief in the aftermath of the quake. The website was awarded the Stockholm Challenge Award (2006) for the best ICT project in the public administration category. He received his PhD from Harvard University in Economics in 2001.
Research Fellow

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.
Research Fellow

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.
Research Fellow

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.

Johannes Spinnewijn

Research Fellow
Johannes Spinnewijn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the London School of Economics in 2009 as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics and a member of the CEP and STICERD. Dr Johannes is affiliated with the CEPR. Prior to joining LSE, he completed his PhD at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His work is on various topics in public economics including social insurance and tax design. Some of his work is at the intersection of public economics and behavioural economics, analysing optimal policy design when people are subject to behavioural biases. In particular, he has been studying biases in job seekers’ perceptions of employment prospects and evaluating the role of information frictions for interventions in the health insurance market. In ongoing work, he tries to shed light on the optimal timing of unemployment benefits, linking theory to the data. Dr Johannes teaches and advises students in public economics in the PhD, MSc, and MPA programmes at LSE. In 2015, he won the British Academy’s annual Wiley Prize for outstanding early career achievement in research.
Research Fellow

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.
Research Fellow

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.
Research Fellow

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.

Karlijin Morsink

Research Fellow
Karlijn Morsink is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Utrecht University School of Economics, a Senior Researcher at the Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Economic Analysis of Risk (CEAR) at Georgia State University. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies, Blavatnik School of Governance, University of Oxford. She is also a visit scholar at Stanford University’s Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Previously, she was the British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford’s Department of Economics. In 2012, she received her D Phil in Development Economics, with honours, from the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her research interests include experimental, behavioural and development economics, game theory and econometrics. She has co-authored a chapter in the ‘Practical Guide to Impact Assessments in Microinsurance’ (published by: Microinsurance Network and Micro Insurance Academy) with Dr Peter Guerts.
Research Fellow

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.
Research Fellow

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.
Research Fellow

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.

Kate Vyborny

Research Fellow
Kate Vyborny is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University, USA. Dr Kate is the associate director of the DevLab at Duke. Dr Kate’s research focuses on public service delivery, urban development and public transportation, and gender. She is a visiting faculty member at the Lahore School of Economics and the Lahore University of Management Sciences. Dr Kate has previously worked on development assistance effectiveness at the Center for Global Development, and on trade and development at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She holds a D Phil (PhD) in economics from the University of Oxford, England, where she held the Rhodes Scholarship. She holds bachelor’s degrees in Economics and International Affairs from the University of Georgia, USA.
Research Fellow

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.
Research Fellow

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.
Research Fellow

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.

Leigh Linden

Research Fellow
Leigh Linden is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin with a joint appointment in the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. Working in the fields of development economics and economics of education, he explores the role of education in the microeconomic foundations of poverty. He focuses on understanding both the education production process and the family decision problems that determine the allocation of educational opportunities within the household. Methodologically, he specializes in the use of large-scale randomized controlled trials. His research has been published in a number of academic journals including the American Economic Review and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Leigh is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). He earned a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004 and received a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin in 1997.
Research Fellow

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.
Research Fellow

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.
Research Fellow

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.

Leonard Wantchekon

Research Fellow
Leonard Wantchekon is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Leonard is the James Madison Professor of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, as well as Associated Faculty in Economics. A scholar with diverse interests, Dr Leonard has made substantive and methodological contributions to the fields of Political Economy, Economic History and Development Economics. He has implemented pioneering studies on political institutions and governance, using field experiments with real politicians competing in real elections to investigate the effects of broad-based policy messages and deliberative campaign strategies on voting behavior and election outcomes. His current work along these lines applies the methodology of institutional experiments to study candidate selection in local elections, bureaucratic governance and the politics of education policies. In “The Paradox of Warlord Democracy”, he introduced a novel philosophical approach to Political Economy, as he explored the conditions under which liberal democracies can arise from civil wars and expounded on the implications of this argument for classical political theory and contemporary social theory as they relate to democratization and authoritarianism. In addition, Dr Leonard’s research includes groundbreaking studies on the long-term effects of historical events. For example, his paper “Slave Trade and the Origins of Mistrust in Africa” (AER, 2011, co-authored with Nathan Nunn) links current differences in trust levels within Africa to the transatlantic and Indian Ocean slave trade, and is widely regarded as one of the foundational papers in the emerging field of cultural economics. Similarly, his “Critical Junctures” paper (co-authored with Omar Garcia Ponce) finds that levels of democracy in post-Cold War Africa can be traced back to the nature of its anti-colonial independence movements. More recently, Dr Leonard has developed a novel approach to study the effect of education on social mobility using historical micro-data from the first regional schools in late 19th century and early 20th century Benin. His research uncovers that the schools essentially functioned as natural experiments with a two-step hierarchical design creating arbitrary, but known, forms of spillovers. He uses the data to estimate externalities in intergenerational social mobility that are driven by parental aspirations. Dr Leonard is currently applying this applied micro approach to social history in his studies of the origins of gender norms, demand for education, and ethnic/racial inequalities in Africa and the U.S. His scholarship is shaped in part by his experiences as a left-wing pro-democracy student activist under a repressive military regime in his native country of Benin from 1976 to 1987. He reflects on this experience in his autobiography Rêver-a-Contre Courant (Dreaming Against the Current, Harmattan, 2012), which was reviewed by Nicolas Van De Walle for Foreign Affairs in 2013. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Econometric Society and a member of the Executive Committee of the International Economic Association. He is the Founder and President of the African School of Economics, which opened in Benin in 2014. Dr Leonard previously served as professor at New York University and at Yale University, and he holds a PhD in Economics from Northwestern University.
Research Fellow

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.
Research Fellow

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.
Research Fellow

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.

Leonardo Bursztyn

Research Fellow
Leonardo Bursztyn is a Research Fellow at CERP. He joined the Global Economics and Management group at UCLA Anderson School of Management, as an Assistant Professor of Economics in 2010. Dr Leonardo is a Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Leonardo’s research interests include political economy, development economics, and labor economics. His current research uses field experiments to understand how individuals make schooling, consumption, and financial decisions, in particular, how these decisions are shaped by individuals’ social environment. Dr Leonardo’s research has been published in leading academic journals such as Econometrica, the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy. He holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He has an MSc in Economics and a BA from the University of Brasilia.
Research Fellow

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.
Research Fellow

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.
Research Fellow

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.

Madiha Afzal

Research Fellow
Madiha Afzal is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the David M. Rubenstein Fellow in the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC. Her research lies at the intersection of political economy, development, and security, with a focus on Pakistan. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Dr Madiha is the author of “Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State,” published by the Brookings Institution Press in 2018. She has also published several journal articles, book chapters, policy reports, and essays. In addition, she writes regularly for publications including Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Washington Post, Lawfare, and Dawn. She has consulted for international organizations including the World Bank and UK’s Department for International Development. For her writing on education in Pakistan, she was included in Lo Spazio della Politica’s list of “Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013.” Dr Madiha received her doctorate in economics from Yale University in 2008, specializing in development economics and political economy.
Research Fellow

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Mazhar Waseem

Research Fellow
Mazhar Waseem is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study behavioral responses to taxation and their implications for optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. In addition, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency and compliance of modern broad-based taxes – income tax and VAT – in developing countries. Before starting his research career, Dr Mazhar served in the civil services of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the areas of public economics, public finance, and development. Dr Mazhar holds a PhD and an MSc in economics, both from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.
Research Fellow

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.
Research Fellow

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.

Michael Best

Research Fellow
Michael Best is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Columbia University. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research and an affiliate with the Center for Development Economics and Policy and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development. Dr Michael focuses his research on public economics and development economics, particularly public policy and the housing market, tax evasion, and public procurement in low and middle-income countries. Dr Michael holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE). He completed his MRes Economics from the London School of Economics (LSE) and MPhil Economics from University of Oxford.
Research Fellow

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).

Michael Callen

Research Fellow
Michael Callen is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy, HKS, Harvard University. Previously he worked as a Research Fellow at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and as a faculty member at the University of California, San Diego. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Conflict Resolution, and the British Journal of Political Science. He is an Affiliate at the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), the Policy Design and Evaluation Lab (PDEL), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a Principal Investigator on the Building Capacity for the Use of Research Evidence (BCURE): Data and evidence for smart policy design project. His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics. Dr Michael has a PhD in Economics from University of California (UC), San Diego and a BSc in Econometrics from London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.
Research Fellow

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.
Research Fellow

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.

Michael Greenstone

Research Fellow
Michael Greenstone is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is also the Milton Friedman Distinguished Service Professor in Economics as well as the Director of the Becker Friedman Institute and the interdisciplinary Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. He previously served as the Chief Economist for President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, where he co-led the development of the United States Government’s social cost of carbon. He is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a fellow of the Econometric Society, a Carnegie Fellow (aka the “Brainy Award”), and a former editor of the Journal of Political Economy. Formerly, Michael was the 3M Professor of Environmental Economics at MIT and directed The Hamilton Project. Michael’s research, which has influenced policy globally, is focused on uncovering the benefits and costs of environmental quality and society’s energy choices. His current work involves testing innovative ways to increase energy access and improve the efficiency of environmental regulations globally. As a co-director of the Climate Impact Lab, he is producing empirically grounded estimates of the local and global impacts of climate change. He is also the co-director of the King Climate Action Initiative at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, which generates evidence and catalyzes the scale-up of high-impact policy solutions at the nexus of climate change and poverty alleviation. He created the Air Quality Life Index™ that converts air pollution concentrations into their impact on life expectancy and co-founded Climate Vault, a 501(c)(3) that uses markets to allow institutions and people to reduce their carbon footprint. Greenstone received a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University and a BA in economics with High Honors from Swarthmore College.
Research Fellow

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.
Research Fellow

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.
Research Fellow

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

Michael Kremer

Research Fellow
Michael Kremer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr Michael’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and Latin America. He is a Co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, 2019. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world. In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr Michael received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.
Research Fellow

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Research Fellow

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Research Fellow

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Miriam Golden

Research Fellow
Miriam Golden is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Peter Mair Chair in Comparative Politics at, European University Institute. Her research spans political accountability and responsiveness, including corruption and clientelism, distributive politics, political parties, incumbency, and re-election; also politics of energy and water. With economist Raymond Fisman, Dr Miriam has recently completed Corruption: What Everyone Needs to Know, forthcoming with Oxford University Press. She has conducted field research on issues of corruption and political malfeasance in Europe, Asia, and Africa. Dr Miriam’s recent fieldwork uses experimental designs. Long a proponent of research transparency and replicability, Dr Miriam has assembled multiple data sets that are available in the public domain on Dataverse. She received her PhD from Cornell University and did her undergraduate education at the University of California at Berkeley and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Research Fellow

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.
Research Fellow

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.
Research Fellow

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.

Monazza Aslam

Research Fellow
Monazza Aslam is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is currently the Managing Partner, of the Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis. She is an education economist, previously a Research Fellow based at Oxford University. She has experience advising a wide range of national and international organizations (DFID, UNESCO, and The World Bank). Dr Aslam’s research career spanning 15 years has focused on using applied micro-econometrics, investigating gender issues in education in developing countries, teacher effectiveness, the role of different school types in improving student learning, and the political economy of education systems. She is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at UCL and a Managing Partner of education think tank (Oxford Partnership for Education Research and Analysis). She has advised the UK government and various international organizations. A Rhodes Scholar from Pakistan (2000), she completed her doctoral thesis at the University of Oxford in 2006 and her undergraduate degree at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) in Pakistan in 1999.
Research Fellow

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.

Muhammad Ali Khan

Research Fellow
Muhammad Ali Khan is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Abram Hutzler Professor of Political Economy with the Department of Economics at The Johns Hopkins University. His research interests include economic interaction, as formalized in general equilibrium theory: models with a representative agent, as well as those with a finite number and a continuum. His interests in literature and epistemology are complemented by those in mathematics, where he works with methods of nonstandard analysis (Loeb spaces), non-smooth analysis and optimization (Mordukhovich-Ioffe cones), chaotic dynamics and stochastic processes (law of large numbers with a continuum of random variables). Dr Ali has a PhD and M Phil from Yale University, B.Sc. (Econ.), 1st Class Honours from the London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.
Research Fellow

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.
Research Fellow

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.

Muhammad Farooq Naseer

Research Fellow
Farooq Naseer is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences, teaching econometrics to both undergraduate and master’s students. He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS). He is a member of the Econometric Society, the European Economic Association, and the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). He has served as a member of the technical committee of experts advising Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on the design and execution of the Population Census 2017. His research interests lie in the field of education, human development and political economy including microeconometric analysis of institutions and their role in the face of information problems. His dissertation work has looked at the community-based organizations in the Philippines as well as the pricing structure in the sugarcane markets in Pakistan. His work often requires the use of empirical methods with rich micro-data from household and community surveys to study issues ranging from poverty and vocational skills to political competition and learning outcomes in schools. He is actively engaged in several research collaborations with policy impact and continues to present his work at international as well as local academic and policy forums. Within the context of his work on education, his colleagues and he has worked with private schools as well as government education departments to evaluate interventions designed to improve student learning outcomes. Dr Farooq holds a PhD and MA, both from Yale University.
Research Fellow

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.
Research Fellow

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.
Research Fellow

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.

Naureen Karachiwalla

Research Fellow
Naureen Karachiwalla is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is also a Research Fellow in the Poverty, Health, and Nutrition Division (PHND) at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a non-resident Fellow at the Consortium for Development Policy Research (CDPR). She has worked as an Economist/ODI Fellow at the Ministry of Education in Ghana. Dr Naureen uses experimental and quasi-experimental methods to examine how policy design can improve public service delivery and reduce poverty. She studies the role of incentives in improving the quality of public services provided by bureaucrats through both meritocratic bonus payments and promotions, the design and implementation of social protection programmes in reducing poverty, and the role of public and private investments in human capital, both in education and nutrition. Her other work also studies technology adoption constraints due to poor-quality inputs. She has a PhD and an MSc in Economics from the University of Oxford and has completed her BA Hons from McGill University.
Research Fellow

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.
Research Fellow

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.
Research Fellow

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.

Oeindrila Dube

Research Fellow
Oeindrila Dube is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Philip K. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy. Her broad research interest lies in the political economy of conflict and development. Much of her work focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of violence in the developing world. Dr Oeindrila’s research affiliations include the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the University of Chicago Crime Lab, the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), where she co-directs the Crime and Violence Initiative. She also serves as an associate editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics. Dr Oeindrila has a PhD in Public Policy Fields from Harvard University, an MPhil in Economics (on Rhodes Scholarship) from Oxford University, and a B.A. in Public Policy (with Honours & Distinction) from Stanford University.
Research Fellow

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.
Research Fellow

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.
Research Fellow

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.

Oriana Bandiera

Research Fellow
Oriana Bandiera is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Professor of Economics, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is also the Co-Director of the State Capabilities Research Programme at the International Growth Centre, a Council Member of the European Economic Association, and on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Economic Literature and the Journal of Development Economics. Her work spans Development Economics and Organisational Economics. Her recent work covers field experiments on the provision of incentives for pro-social tasks among community workers in Zambia and the randomized evaluation of large-scale poverty reduction and female empowerment interventions in Bangladesh, Uganda, and Tanzania. Dr Oriana has a PhD in Economics from Boston College, and a Masters in Economics from Universita’ L.Bocconi, Milan, Italy.
Research Fellow

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.
Research Fellow

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.
Research Fellow

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.

Paul Collier

Research Fellow
Paul Colliers is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Professor of Economics and Public Policy, at Blavatnik School of Government and a Professorial Fellow of St Antony’s College at Oxford University. From 1998–2003 he took a five-year Public Service leave during which he was Director of the Research Development Department of the World Bank. He is currently a Professeur invité at Sciences Po and a Director of the International Growth Centre. His research covers the causes and consequences of civil war; the effects of aid and the problems of democracy in low-income and natural resources rich societies; urbanization in low-income countries; private investment in African infrastructure and changing organizational cultures.
Research Fellow

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.
Research Fellow

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.
Research Fellow

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.

Prashant Bharadwaj

Research Fellow
Prashant Bharadwaj is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Graduate Studies, UC SanDiego. His research interests are in development and labour economics, focusing on the interactions between early childhood health, gender and education. His research affiliations include BREAD, CEGA, and the NBER. Dr Prashant obtained his PhD from Yale University in 2009 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of California, San Diego.
Research Fellow

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.
Research Fellow

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.
Research Fellow

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.

Rabia Malik

Research Fellow
Rabia Mailk is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, since July 2020. Prior to this she was a Post-Doctoral Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi and has spent a year at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) as an Assistant Professor in Political Science. Dr Rabia’s research focuses on comparative politics in developing countries with a particular interest in distributive politics and development, political accountability, clientelism, gender, and political participation in the context of Pakistan, and other South Asian countries. She has been published in the Journal of Politics, The British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies. She received her PhD in Political Science from the University of Rochester in 2016.
Research Fellow

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.
Research Fellow

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.
Research Fellow

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.

Rachel Glennerster

Research Fellow
Rachel Glennerster is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Division of Social Science at the University of Chicago. She uses randomized trials to study democracy and accountability, health, education, microfinance, and women’s empowerment mainly in West Africa and South Asia. She has also written on strategies to stimulate innovation, promoting more equitable access to vaccines, and the response to Ebola and COVID-19 pandemics. Dr Rachel joined the University of Chicago community after serving as Chief Economist at the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Department for International Development in the UK. From 2004 to 2017, she served as Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) a center in the Economics Department at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) which seeks to reduce poverty by ensuring policy is informed by scientific evidence and helped pioneer the use of randomized trials in development economics. She also previously served as the Co-Chair of J-PAL’s Agricultural Technology and Adoption Initiative and its Post-Primary Education Initiative. Dr Rachel helped to establish “Deworm the World,” which has helped provide 1 billion deworming treatments to children worldwide. Her books include Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (with Michael Kremer) and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide (with Kuzai Takavarasha). In 2021, Dr Rachel was appointed Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) for services in international development. She currently serves as the chair of Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), a development organization that utilizes evidence-backed educational approaches to help children develop basic reading and mathematical skills. Dr Rachel received her PhD in Economics from the Birkbeck College at the University of London.
Research Fellow

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.
Research Fellow

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.
Research Fellow

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.

Rema Hanna

Research Fellow
Rema Hanna is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Jeffrey Cheah Professor of South-East Asia Studies, at the Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) research programme at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. Her research focuses on two main themes. First, she has concentrated on understanding how to improve the provision of public services in developing countries, particularly for the very poor. Her work in this area has ranged from testing models of corruption and bureaucratic absenteeism in the field to understanding how discrimination affects disadvantaged minority groups. Currently, she has been working on a series of field projects to understand what types of individuals are selected to receive social programs under different forms of targeting mechanisms. Second, Dr Rema aims to understand the implications of environmental policy on poor households in developing countries. Her recent work includes measuring the effects of improved air quality on labor market behavior, as well as assessing the long-run effects of a smokeless cook stove on health and fuel expenditures. In March 2014, Dr Rema visited Pakistan to participate in the CERP BCURE Policy Dialogue on Civil Service Reform where she spoke about education policy in Pakistan. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a BS from Cornell University with Honors and Distinction.
Research Fellow

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.
Research Fellow

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.
Research Fellow

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.

Reza Baqir

Research Fellow
Reza Baqir is a Research Fellow at CERP. He was appointed as the Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan by the President of Pakistan on May 04, 2019. Before this, Dr Reza had eighteen years of experience with the IMF, including as the Head of the IMF’s Office in Egypt and Senior Resident Representative and numerous other assignments, including Division Chief of the IMF’s Debt Policy Division, Head of the IMF delegation to the Paris Club, and Deputy Division Chief of the IMF’s Emerging Markets Division. Dr Reza’s research has been published in top journals of the economics profession, including the Journal of Political Economy and the Quarterly Journal of Economics. Dr Reza holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and an AB (Magna cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.
Research Fellow

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.
Research Fellow

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.
Research Fellow

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.

Rinchan Ali Mirza

Research Fellow
Rinchan Ali Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Lecturer in Economics (Education and Scholarship) at the University of Kent. Previously, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Research in the Economics of Development (CRED) at the University of Namur. In his research, he uses applied econometric techniques to investigate the impact of historical institutions and events on long-run development in South Asia. His fields of interest include economic history of South Asia, development economics, applied econometrics, migration studies, health economics, political economy of religion, institutions and development. He holds a D Phil in Economic and Social History from the University of Oxford, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Management from King’s College London.
Research Fellow

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.
Research Fellow

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.
Research Fellow

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.

Rocco Macchiavello

Research Fellow
Rocco Macchiavello is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently an Associate Professor in Management at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Previously, he had been a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University), Harvard Kennedy School, and a Professor of Economics at Warwick University. He is also the Lead Academic for the IGC – Myanmar Country Program and is a research affiliate with BREAD, CEPR and IPA. Dr Rocco’s research interests lie at the intersection of development, organizational and industrial economics. His research covers several topics (relational contracts, vertical integration, supply chain, lending models, risk management, management and productivity), countries (Bangladesh, Chile, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Myanmar, Pakistan and Rwanda), and sectors (coffee, flowers, dairy and garments). For his research, he has collaborated with numerous government agencies, international organizations, social enterprises and large companies. He has a PhD from London School of Economics, an Msc Economics from DELTA, Paris and a BSc in Economics and Business from University of Genoa.
Research Fellow

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.
Research Fellow

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.
Research Fellow

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.

Roger Myerson

Research Fellow
Roger Myerson is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the David L. Pearson Distinguished Service Professor of Global Conflict Studies in the Harris School of Public Policy and the Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Dr Roger has made seminal contributions to the fields of economics and political science. In game theory, he introduced refinements of Nash’s equilibrium concept, and he developed techniques to characterize the effects of communication when individuals have different information. His analysis of incentive constraints in economic communication introduced some of the fundamental ideas in mechanism design theory, including the revelation principle and the revenue-equivalence theorem in auctions and bargaining. Dr Roger has also applied game-theoretic tools to political science, analysing how political incentives can be affected by different electoral systems and constitutional structures. Dr Roger has a PhD from Harvard University and taught for 25 years at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University before coming to the University of Chicago in 2001. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences. In 2007, he was awarded the 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in recognition of his contributions to mechanism design theory.
Research Fellow

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.
Research Fellow

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.
Research Fellow

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.

Rohini Pande

Research Fellow
Rohini Pande is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and director of the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. She most recently served as the Rafik Hariri Professor of Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and prior to that as the Mohammed Kamal Professor of Public Policy at HKS, and co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) at the Center for International Development, Harvard University. She has lead the Governance Innovations for Sustainable Development Group at HKS and co-chaired the Political Economy and Government Group at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Dr Rohini’s research examines how the design of democratic institutions and government regulation affects policy outcomes and citizen well-being, especially in South Asia. Her work emphasises the use of real-world evidence to test economic models, often through large-scale field experiments in developing countries. She has worked extensively on electoral accountability mechanisms, political affirmative action for women and minorities and on the design and impact of financial access initiatives in low-income settings. Dr Rohini’s current projects include examinations of information disclosures via politician report-cards, health and economic impacts of microfinance, the efficacy of environmental regulations in India, and the costs and benefits of an emissions trading market in India. Her research has been funded by NSF and private foundations. In 2018, she received the Carolyn Bell Shaw Award from the American Economic Association for promoting the success of women in the economics profession. Dr Rohini received a PhD in Economics from London School of Economics (LSE), a MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University and a BA in Economics from Delhi University.
Research Fellow

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.
Research Fellow

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.
Research Fellow

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.

Russell Toth

Research Fellow
Russel D. Toth is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at The University of Sydney. Member of the Sydney Institute of Agriculture and Sydney Southeast Asia Centre. His primary research interest is in Development Economics (Entrepreneurship, Firms, and Private Sector Development), Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Applied Microeconometrics. Dr Russell has a PhD in Economics and a MA in Economics from Cornell University and a M.S. in Mathematical Economics from Southern Illinois University, and a B.A. in Humanities (Honors, summa cum laude) from Roberts Wesleyan College.
Research Fellow

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Research Fellow

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Research Fellow

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Saad Gulzar

Research Fellow
Saad Gulzar is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University. Before joining Princeton, he was an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. He uses field experiments and data from government programs to study the determinants of politicians and bureaucratic efforts toward citizen welfare. His research interests lie in the political economy of development and comparative politics, with a regional focus on South Asia. Dr Saad’s work has been supported by grants from the International Growth Center, the Jameel Abdul Latif Poverty Action Lab’s Governance Initiative, the World Bank, and the American Institute of Pakistan Studies. Dr Saad earned his PhD from New York University (NYU) in 2017. He previously studied at Columbia University, the National University of Singapore, and the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Research Fellow

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.
Research Fellow

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.
Research Fellow

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.

Sabrin Beg

Research Fellow
Sabrin Beg is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics. She has a PhD in Economics from Yale University, with a primary area of expertise in development, economic history, political economy, and applied microeconomics. She is currently working on projects in the abovementioned fields in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ghana and India.
Research Fellow

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).
Research Fellow

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).
Research Fellow

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).

Saher Asad

Research Fellow
Saher Asad is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). She has both a PhD and a MA in Economics from George Washington University (GWU).
Research Fellow

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.
Research Fellow

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.
Research Fellow

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.

Sanval Nasim

Research Fellow
Sanval Nasim is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He is also an Associate Fellow at the Institute of Development and Economic Alternatives (IDEAS) and a Research Fellow at the Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre, LUMS. Additionally, he is a member of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. Dr Sanval’s primary research field is environmental and natural resource economics and policy. His research work includes behavioral experiments on air pollution forecasts and information-based pollution mitigation interventions, optimal control modeling of water resources, and cost-benefit analysis of clean technology adoption. Dr Sanwal is a PhD in Environment Sciences from the University of California, Riverside, and a BA in Economics-Mathematics; history from Colby College.
Research Fellow

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.
Research Fellow

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.
Research Fellow

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.

Shaper Mirza

Research Fellow
Shaper Mirza is a Research Fellow at CERP. Prior to joining LUMS in 2015, Dr Shaper served as an Assistant Professor since 2008, at The University of Texas – Houston Health Science Center in the Division of Epidemiology Human Genetics and Environmental Health. While working at the Brownsville (Texas) regional campus. Dr Shaper started elucidating the relationship between immune impairments in type-2 diabetes and their impact on pneumococcal infections in individuals with type-2 diabetes. Her studies are the first to demonstrate impairments in immune mechanisms in type-2 diabetes that are critical for protection against pneumococcal infections. Dr Shaper joined LUMS as an Associate Professor in the Department of Biology at Syed Babar Ali School of Science and Engineering. Dr Shaper’s specialised areas of teaching at LUMS include immunology and bacterial pathogenesis, where she continues to develop her studies on association of immune impairments in diabetes with pneumococcal infections. While teaching at LUMS, Dr. Mirza has also developed a lab as part of her programme, which is currently investigating the role of hyperglycemia, characteristic of type-2 diabetes in impairment in immune functions of neutrophils and CD4+T cells. Information derived from these studies will be valuable in developing more targeted vaccines for prevention and control of invasive pneumococcal disease in this high-risk population. Given the global increase in the incidence of type-2 diabetes, the work is of significant public health relevance. Her PhD studies involved understanding mechanisms of nasal colonisation by a Gram-positive pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae. More specifically the work was focused on understanding the interaction of a human mucosal protein lactoferrin with pneumococcal surface proteins and its downstream effects on colonisation by Streptococcus pneumoniae. Dr Shaper received several awards and honours during her PhD which included a student travel grant award for Gordon Conference on Structure and Functions of Lactoferrin, held in Hawaii 2005; Gail Castle award for best poster presentation as PhD student and Gail Castel Award for best post-doctoral presentation. She holds a BSc (Hon) degree from University of Karachi and a doctorate from The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Dr Shaper is a recognised researcher in the areas of molecular pathogenesis. She has authored several papers in high impact factor journals and serves as an editor for two journals.
Research Fellow

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.
Research Fellow

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.
Research Fellow

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.

Shawn A. Cole

Research Fellow
Shawn Cole is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Previously he was a professor in the Finance Unit at Harvard where he taught and conducted research on financial services and social enterprise. He is an affiliate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD). He is on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab, as the co-chair for research. He also serves as an external advisor to the Gates Foundation. Before joining Harvard Business School, Dr Shawn worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the Economic Research Department. He has served on the Boston Federal Reserve’s Community Development Research Advisory Council and was the chair of the endowment management committee of the Telluride Association, a non-profit educational organisation. In 2015, he was also given a ‘Faculty Pioneer Award’ from the Aspen Institute. Much of his research examines corporate and household finance in emerging markets, with a focus on insurance, credit, and savings. For his work on insurance, he received the 2015 ‘Shin Research Excellence Award’. He has also done extensive work on financial education in the US and emerging markets. His recent research focuses on designing and delivering advice and education over mobile phones, with an emphasis on agricultural and financial management. Dr Shawn received a PhD in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2005, where he was a NSF and Javits Fellow, and an AB in Economics and German Literature from Cornell University.
Research Fellow

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.

Shehzad L. Mian

Research Fellow
Shehzad L. Mian is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Associate Professor of Finance, EMORY University. Prior to joining Emory in September 1989, Dr Shehzad taught at Krannert Graduate School of Management at Purdue University, from 1985 to 1988, and was an adjunct lecturer at the University of Rochester during the 1984-85 academic year. His current research focuses on choice of financial reporting methods, examination of corporate trade credit policy, market for corporate control, and corporate use of derivatives. His work has been published in Financial Management, Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Financial Engineering, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and Journal of Finance. He did PhD and a master’s in Corporate Finance from University of Rochester and a bachelor’s Science in Mathematical Economics, Econometrics from London School of Economics.
Research Fellow

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
Research Fellow

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
Research Fellow

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.

Stephen Redding

Research Fellow
Stephen Redding is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor in Economics, at the Department of Economics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University. Dr Stephen’s research interests include productivity growth at the firm and industry, international trade, and economic geography. His recent work has examined the relationship between comparative advantage and heterogeneous firms’ response to international trade, the role of product choice in understanding firm development and industry dynamics, the uneven effects of Indian liberalization, the role of ‘absorptive capacity’ in facilitating the international transfer of technology; and the role played by market access in determining economic prosperity. He was awarded a Philip Leverhulme Prize Fellowship during 2001-4 for his research on international trade and economic growth and a Global Economic Affairs Prize from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008. He was a Visiting Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Harvard University during Fall 2007 and a Peter Kenen Fellow in International Economics at Princeton University during 2005-6. Dr Stephen is also serving as the Director of the Globalization Programme at the Centre for Economic Performance, a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a Research Fellow of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Prior to this, he was a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), he also worked as a research economist at the Bank of England on the relationship between international openness and economic growth, published as Openness and Growth, (eds) Proudman and Redding, Bank of England, London. He has a PhD in Economics and a M. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College, University of Oxford. He also has a First Class Honours Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford.
Research Fellow

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.
Research Fellow

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.
Research Fellow

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.

Sylvain Chassang

Research Fellow
Sylvain Chassang is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor of Economics at New York University. He is the associate editor for Theoretical Economics and American Economic Review. His work spans Microeconomics, Experiment Design, Development, Industrial Organisation, Political Economy, and Finance. Dr Sylvain earned his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his MA in Mathematics and Economics from Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris.
Research Fellow

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’
Research Fellow

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’
Research Fellow

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’

Takashi Kurosaki

Research Fellow
Takashi Kurosaki is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is a Professor and works at the Research Division of Comparative and World Economics, Institute Of Economic Research. Dr Takashi’s research interests revolve around microeconometric analysis of development issues in Asia, especially, the household behavior of rural dwellers facing risk. He has implemented several field surveys in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. Some of his research includes village surveys in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan (related with CBO-based development, flood recovery, etc.), Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi, India (related with weather insurance, primary education, migration, etc.), and Gaibandha, Bangladesh (related with microfinance). He has published papers and reports on topics such as agriculture in Asia, poverty issues, risk diversification, irrigation, institutions in the rural economy, etc. Prior to working at Hitotsubashi, Dr Takashi worked for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE), Tokyo, Japan, for more than a decade. He has also been affiliated with Economic Growth Center, at Yale University, as a visiting fellow. Dr Takashi studied at the Food Research Institute, Stanford University for his doctoral degree and obtained PhD in 1995 with a dissertation titled ‘Risk Attitudes, Consumption Preferences, and Crop Choices in Pakistan.’
Research Fellow

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.
Research Fellow

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.
Research Fellow

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.

Tareena Musaddiq

Research Fellow
Tareena Musaddiq is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Education Policy Initiative at the University of Michigan. She uses both experimental and quasi-experimental quantitative methods to evaluate the causal impact of policies on K-12 schools and early childhood education. Prior to joining EPI, she was a Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia Policy Labs. She received her PhD in Economics from Georgia State University. She completed MSc in Finance and Economics from University of Warwick and BSc (Hons) in Economics from Lahore University of Mananagement Sciences.
Research Fellow

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.
Research Fellow

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.
Research Fellow

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.

Tavneet Suri

Research Fellow
Tanveet Suri is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. She is a development economist, with a regional focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Her research focuses on a variety of applied economics issues in sub-Saharan Africa. She uses microeconomic and econometric models to examine the efficiency of household behavior and to understand subsequent policy implications. In the field, she often spends time collecting her own survey data. Her research includes analysing the costs and benefits that households face when deciding whether to use rural seed technologies in Kenya, the extent of risk-pooling insurance mechanisms in rural Kenya, and the trade-offs between child labour and schooling in Ghana. Her ongoing projects investigate the adoption of water technologies in rural Kenya and the role of credit contracts in these decisions. Dr Tavneet is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, an affiliate of BREAD, J-PAL, and CEPR; and co-director of the Agriculture Research Program at the International Growth Center. Dr Tavneet holds a PhD from Yale University, and a MA in International and Development Economics, a MPhil in Economics, and a BA in Economics from Trinity College, Cambridge University.
Research Fellow

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.
Research Fellow

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.
Research Fellow

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.

Theresa Chaudhry

Research Fellow
Theresa Chaudhry is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is an Associate Professor of Economics and a fellow of the Centre for Research in Economics and Business (CREB) at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). Prior to teaching at LSE, Dr Theresa worked at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. on issues of public finance and public sector governance. She received a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2005 and a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University in 1996. Her dissertation focused on the nature of inter-firm cooperation within clusters of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. This research included an empirical study of the contract enforcement environment in Pakistan, using data from a commissioned survey of the surgical goods industry based in Sialkot.
Research Fellow

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.
Research Fellow

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.
Research Fellow

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.

Waqar Wadho

Research Fellow
Waqar Wadho is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Lahore School of Economics (LSE). He is also a Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Research in Economics and Business (CREB), Lahore School of Economics, a Research Associate at the CSASP, University of Oxford, a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization, and a member of the HEC sub-committee on Economics of the Committee for the Development of Social Sciences and Humanities in Pakistan (CDSSHP). Dr Waqar’s research interest includes Political Economy, Corruption and Rent-seeking, Economics of Innovation and Economic Growth and Development. He received his PhD and Masters in Economics from GREQAM, Aix-Marseille School of Economics Aix-Marseille University – Marseille, France.
Research Fellow

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Research Fellow

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Research Fellow

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Xavier Gine

Research Fellow
Xavier Gine is a Research Fellow at CERP. He is currently the Lead Economist at, the Development Research Group, at the World Bank. He is a Senior Economist in the Finance and Private Sector Development Team of the Development Research Group. Since joining the World Bank as a Young Economist in 2002, his research has focused on access to financial services and rural financial markets. In recent papers, he investigated the macroeconomic effects of credit liberalisation, the relationship between formal and informal sources of credit in rural credit markets, indigenous interlinked credit contracts in the fishing industry, and the impact of weather insurance. Prior to joining the World Bank, he was a postdoctoral fellow and lecturer at the Economic Growth Center at Yale University. Dr Xavier holds a PhD and a MA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Research Fellow

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Research Fellow

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Research Fellow

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).

Zahra Siddiqui

Research Fellow
Zahra Siddique is a Research fellow at CERP. She is currently the Senior Lecturer in Economics at, the University of Bristol. She joined the Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) as a Research Associate in August 2008 and became a Senior Research Associate in August 2011. She earned her PhD from the Department of Economics at Northwestern University in June 2008. Earlier, she received an MA in Economics from Northwestern University and BSc honours from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Research Fellow

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Zeba Sathar

Research Fellow
Zeba Sathar is a Research Fellow at CERP. She is the senior program associate with the Poverty, Gender, and Youth program and the Country Director of the Population Council in Islamabad, Pakistan, where she manages one of the largest council offices, overseeing a diverse program of technical assistance, research, and capacity building. She has over 25 years of experience, specializing in social science research with immediate application in programme planning and policy formulation. Her expertise include formative research, large cross-national comparative studies, advocacy for policy change, analysis of demographic trends and patterns, and evaluations of health service delivery systems. Prior to joining the Council, Zeba was Chief of Research–Demography at the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, a consultant with the World Bank in Islamabad, and Chief of Research in the Demography Division with the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics. In 2005, she was named a recipient of the Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award in recognition of her public service in Pakistan. She is also the first Pakistani to be elected to the governing council of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population. Dr Zeba has a PhD in Medical Demography from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and a MSc in Demography from the London School of Economics (LSE).
Research Fellow

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.
Research Fellow

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.
Research Fellow

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.

Zehra Hashmi

Research Fellow
Zehra Hashmi is a Research Fellow at CERP. Dr Zehra is a postdoctoral research associate at the Watson Institute at Brown University. Dr Zehra is an anthropologist and historian who works on identification technologies in South Asia. Her research explores the everyday workings of securitization and surveillance in Pakistan through the intersection of identification, migration, kinship, and post-colonial and colonial governance. Dr Zehra’s current book project is a historical ethnography of Pakistan’s national identification regime. She examines how this identification system uses data as a kin-making substance to redefine who counts as kin and, by extension, a Pakistani citizen. She argues that interrogating such a reliance on kinship and genealogical relations reconfigures our understanding of modern identification practices, as individual identity is produced and tracked through relatedness, not unique bodily characteristics or biometrics alone. In turn, she analyses how and why a governance technology comes to disproportionately impact Pashtun migrants in Islamabad who experience the direct effects of both new and residual forms of militarization. By situating a state-run security infrastructure within the legacies of colonial rule and the experiences of those who encounter it, her work brings an anthro-historical understanding to bear on debates concerning a central feature of modern life today: digital identification. This research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, the Wenner-Gren Organization, and the Charlotte Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Her interest in identification technology has led her to pursue future research on the role of tracking technologies in the domain of public health. Her next project analyses how technologies that track pandemic networks and polio vaccination in Pakistan intersect with questions of public health surveillance, epidemiology and the politics of empire. Dr Zehra received PhD from the Inter-departmental Program in Anthropology and History at the University of Michigan and BA from Columbia University.
Research Fellow