Rema Hanna - CERP

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.