معرفی
Natalia Rigol is the Buchanan Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School's Entrepreneurial Management Unit. Her research focuses on financial inclusion, entrepreneurship in low-income countries, and how social norms affect women's economic decisions. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Research Interests: Dr. Rigol explores innovative financial product design for the poor, gender disparities in economic participation, and mechanisms to enhance female labor supply through financial control. Her work combines field experiments with rigorous quantitative methods, emphasizing practical policy implications in development economics.
Key Research Trends: Recent studies highlight long-term impacts of liquidity shocks on households, validation of time-use surveys in rural India, and behavioral interventions to improve health habits. Her work consistently bridges theory and practice, addressing systemic barriers to economic empowerment.
Awards & Honors:
- USAID Research and Innovation Fellowship (2014–2015)
- National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (2010–2013)
- Bell Post-Doctoral Fellowship (2016–2018)
Advising & Impact: While no formal advisees are listed, her research collaborates extensively with institutions like NBER and World Bank. Current projects examine financial inclusion's role in combating corruption and caste norms' influence on labor participation.
Labs/Teams: Active in HBS's Entrepreneurial Management research community, contributing to impact investing case studies (e.g., Core Innovation Capital, Fondo Esperanza) and social enterprise frameworks.
