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Costas Meghir is the Douglas A. Warner III Professor of Economics at Yale University and a Research Associate at the IZA Programs (Labor Studies, Children and Families, Public Economics, Development Economics). He holds a PhD from Manchester University and is a Fellow of multiple prestigious institutions, including the Econometric Society and the British Academy. His work spans labor economics, human capital, and early childhood development, with a focus on policy evaluation via randomized control trials (RCTs) in developing countries and the US.
- Education: PhD in Economics, University of Manchester
His research explores intrahousehold resource allocation, welfare programs, informal labor markets, and education policy. Recent articles analyze gene-environment interactions in Colombia, marital sorting in the US, and wage dynamics in informal sectors. He has contributed extensively to understanding poverty transmission and education's role in health and labor outcomes.
Scientific awards include the Ragnar Frisch Medal (2000), Bodosakis Foundation Prize (1997), and fellowships from major academies. He co-edits leading journals and designs scalable interventions to mitigate intergenerational poverty.
