Ameet Morjaria

Ameet Morjaria is an Associate Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. His research focuses on economic development, organizational economics, political economy, and environmental economics. He holds affiliations with leading institutions like NBER, CEPR, and BREAD. Prior to Kellogg, he was a Giorgio Ruffolo Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard and a Junior Scholar at the Weatherhead Center.

• Education: PhD in Economics (2010), MRes (2005), BSc (2002), all from the London School of Economics.
• Professional Experience: Includes roles at the World Bank, Kaiser Associates, and Deutsche Bank.

His research explores themes such as relational contracts, institutional design, and the political economy of development. Notable work includes analyzing Kenya's road-building under democracy, Rwanda's coffee value chains, and electoral violence's impact on supply chains. Recent articles emphasize empirical advancements in relational contracts and state-building in diverse societies.

• Awards: Azrieli Global Scholar, Harvard Junior Academy Scholar, Giorgio Ruffolo Fellowship, multiple grants from DFID and IGC.
• Grants/Advising: Projects on Rwanda's coffee acquisitions, Uganda's coffee value chains, and environmental policy in non-democracies.

No lab affiliations explicitly mentioned, though his work intersects with global supply chain networks and development research initiatives.