Adrien Bouguen

Adrien Bouguen is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. His research focuses on the economics of education, development economics, and agricultural economics, with a particular interest in how human capital accumulates over lifetimes and the policies that can enhance this process. He conducts field experiments in both low-income countries (Cambodia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia) and France, collaborating with global institutions like IPA, J-PAL, the World Bank, and CEGA. Bouguen holds a PhD from the Paris School of Economics.

His research explores topics such as teacher training efficacy, preschool provision impacts, agricultural technology adoption, and multidimensional poverty reduction programs. He emphasizes evidence-based policy design through randomized controlled trials and large-scale social experiments. At Santa Clara, he teaches courses on the Economics of Education and Data Analysis & Econometrics.

• Education: PhD in Economics from Paris School of Economics
• Collaborations: IPA, J-PAL, World Bank, CEGA
• Methodology: Experimental economics, program evaluation, Stata-based statistical tools

His work bridges theory and practice, addressing real-world challenges in education access, rural development, and human capital formation. Recent projects include analyzing the effects of preschool construction programs in Cambodia and evaluating agricultural extension programs in Ethiopia.