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Affiliation: Kellogg School of Management
Dean Karlan is a Buffett Institute Faculty Fellow and the Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at the Kellogg School of Management. His research focuses on microeconomic issues of poverty, typically employing experimental methodologies and behavioral 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 behavior and charitable giving.
Affiliation: Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences
Chris Udry is a Buffett Institute Faculty Fellow and the King Professor of Economics. He is a development economist whose research focuses on rural economic activity in Sub-Saharan Africa. His current research examines technological change, risk and financial markets, gender and households, property rights, psychological well-being and economic decision-making and a variety of other aspects of rural economic organization.
Postdoctoral Scholar
samuel.ampaw@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Postdoctoral Fellow
lasse.brune@kellogg.northwestern.edu
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Research Analyst
callan.corcoran@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Director of Finance, Operations & Outreach
k-dallia@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Senior Research Project Coordinator
navishti.das@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
emma.davies@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Manager
Phone number: 847-467-5743
isabel.onate@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Research Analyst
mike.feng@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
liam.frolund@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
sofia.gallo@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
jacob.gosselin@northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
mika.inoue@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
ejin.kim@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Administrative Assistant
annabel.lang@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Research Project Coordinator
javier.madrazo@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Research Manager
Phone number: 847-491-5480
a-nickow@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Senior Research Project Coordinator
erin.ntalo@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
amol.raswan@kellogg.northwestern.eduResearch Analyst
hojune.rhee@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Research Manager
lauriane.yehouenou@kellogg.northwestern.edu
Senior Program Associate
Affiliation: Innovations for Poverty Action
ebates-jefferys@poverty-action.org
Research Analyst
Affiliation: Innovations for Poverty Action
ykashlan@poverty-action.org
Professor-Researcher
Affiliation: Universidad del Pacífico
matthew.bird@northwestern.edu
Regional Director
Affiliation: Innovations for Poverty Action
bpkasina@poverty-action.org
Research Manager
Affiliation: Innovations for Poverty Action
sstephen@poverty-action.org
Program Associate
Affiliation: Innovations for Poverty Action
jwatt@poverty-action.org
Please apply by March 15th
The Evidence to Policy Research Initiative is a new initiative being set up by the Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL). Numerous research studies have evaluated social programs and policies and generated rigorous evidence on their effectiveness. However, little, if any, of this evidence informs policymaking. The Evidence to Policy Research Initiative (EPRI) aims to understand this low take-up of existing evidence by rigorously studying the evidence-to-policy nexus. As a part of the initiative set-up, EPRI aims to publish a white paper that summarizes the academic work done to date, discusses its limitations, and maps out avenues for future engagement with the topic. EPRI is looking for a part-time undergraduate to assist with the literature review necessary for the white paper. You will work closely with post-doctoral candidate Julius Ruschenpohler who is working with Prof. Dean Karlan on this initiative. Ideal candidates would have some experience conducting literature reviews in some form either for personal research papers, class work, research projects, etc.
Interested candidates may submit their CVs to Prathap Kasina at bhavani.kasina@kellogg.northwestern.edu.