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Orazio Attanasio is the Cowles Professor of Economics at Yale University, following roles as Jeremy Bentham Professor at University College London (2013-2019) and visiting positions at Stanford, Chicago, and the University of Bologna. He specializes in Development Economics, focusing on household behavior, human capital, and policy evaluation in developing countries. His research includes evaluations of conditional cash transfer programs (e.g., Mexico’s Progresa-Oportunidades), early childhood interventions, and labor market policies.
Key affiliations include Research Associate at NBER, Fellow at BREAD, and former President of the Econometric Society. He has advised governments on pension reforms (e.g., Chile) and conditional cash transfer programs (Colombia, India). Awards include the Klaus Jacobs Research Prize (2016), Carlos Diaz Alejandro Prize (2016), and an Honorary PhD from Padova (2023).
Major contributions include studies on consumption smoothing, risk sharing in networks, and the impact of education financing. His work spans over 100 publications in top journals like Econometrica and the Journal of Political Economy. Grants include leadership of the Thrive initiative (UK FCDO-funded) and projects on early childhood development in Ghana and India.
