جست‌وجوی استاد و پژوهشگر

Oriana Bandieraمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Labor Economics
• Development Economics
• Economics of Organizations
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Oriana Bandiera is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Director of STICERD. She holds roles as Research Programme Director for the IGC State research programme and Member of the IGC Steering Group. Her research focuses on labor economics, development economics, and public sector effectiveness, with emphasis on poverty reduction, gender empowerment, and organizational economics. Roles & Affiliations: Professor of Economics, LSE Director of STICERD Member, IGC Steering Group Research Fellow, CEPR, IZA, BREAD, JPAL-Europe Research Interests: Her work examines labor markets, public sector reforms, gender inequality, and the impact of crises (e.g., Ebola) on vulnerable populations. She has pioneered studies on vocational training for youth, community health worker recruitment, and incentives for civil servants in low-income countries. Key Projects: Evaluating anti-poverty programs in Pakistan and Uganda Analysis of South Korea’s economic transformation Climate adaptation strategies in Pakistan Gender empowerment programs in Sierra Leone Impact & Recognition: She has received the IZA Young Labor Economist Prize (2007) and the Carlo Alberto Medal (2011). Her research has influenced policies on public procurement, civil service reforms, and adolescent girls’ empowerment in Africa and South Asia.

• Environmental Law
• Resource Economics
• Sustainable Development
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Michael Kaplowitz is a Professor in the Department of Community Sustainability at Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. He specializes in environmental law, resource economics, and sustainable development, with extensive research on watershed management, international development, and survey methodologies. His educational background includes a BS in Industrial Economics from Union College, JD from Duke University, MA from Johns Hopkins University, and PhD from Michigan State University. Research Focus: Dr. Kaplowitz investigates nonmarket valuation of ecosystems, international sustainability efforts, and community-based resource management. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to environmental policy and stakeholder engagement in conservation initiatives. Publication Trends: His recent articles focus on social justice in sustainability education, agricultural policy in developing economies, behavioral approaches to conservation, and transboundary water governance, demonstrating consistent interdisciplinary engagement. Fulbright U.S. Scholars Fellowship (2004) MSU College of Agriculture Recognition Awards (2015, 2014) Michigan FFA Honorary State Degree He actively advises graduate students and leads international research projects supported by NOAA, EPA, USAID, and Great Lakes Protection Fund. As Faculty Athletics Representative, he promotes academic integrity in athletics programs.

Daniela Del Bocaمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Labor Economics
• Household Economics
• Gender Studies
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Daniela Del Boca is a Professor of Economics at the University of Turin and a Fellow of the Collegio Carlo Alberto. She holds leadership roles as Director of the CHILD Center and IEU (Unit of Evaluation) at Collegio Carlo Alberto since 2000. Her research focuses on labor economics, gender disparities, and early childhood development. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. **Education**: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison. **Research Interests**: Economics of the family, gender differences, work-life balance policies, and early childhood investments. She has contributed to understanding the impact of childcare policies, parental behavior, and labor market participation of women. **Awards**: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2007), Tarantelli Prize (2021), and recognition as a top 5% economist. She has advised on policy reforms in Italy and Europe, emphasizing gender equality and family support systems. **Grants & Labs**: Leads the CHILD Center, focusing on intergenerational studies and policy evaluation. Collaborates with institutions like IZA, CEPR, and NYU’s Institute of Human Development. **Key Contributions**: Published widely on parental time investments, conditional cash transfer programs, and the effects of early education on child outcomes. Her work bridges academic research with policy design, addressing societal challenges like low female labor participation and declining fertility rates.

Daniel Pargmanمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Sustainability and Computing
• Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
• Energy Policy and CO2 Emissions
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Daniel Pargman is an Associate Professor in Media Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology's School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), within the Division of Media Technology and Interaction Design (MID). He is affiliated with Digital Futures, a cross-disciplinary research center, and collaborates with KTH Global Development Hub. His work focuses on the intersection of computing (especially Human-Computer Interaction) and sustainability, emphasizing energy use, CO2 emissions reduction, and societal transitions. He co-leads the Sustainable Futures Lab and is vice-programme responsible for KTH’s Sustainable Digitalisation master’s program. Recent research includes projects on academic flying emissions, energy poverty interventions, and pastcasting techniques for future policy analysis. His teaching spans courses in sustainability, HCI, and complex change management. Affiliations: KTH EECS, Digital Futures, Global Development Hub Research Themes: Sustainability, Energy Policy, HCI, Futures Studies Notable projects include 'Decreased CO2-emissions in flight-intensive organizations' and 'Beyond the event horizon: tools to explore local energy transformations.' His work bridges technical innovation with societal challenges, emphasizing ethical and systemic approaches to sustainability.

Robert Lensinkمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Microfinance
• Development Economics
• Gender Studies
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Prof. Robert Lensink is a Professor of Finance and Development at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Economics and Business, serving as Vice Dean for Research. He is affiliated with the department of Economics, Econometrics and Finance and leads the Cluster of Research Excellence in Inequalities, Poverty and Deprivation (CoRE-IPD). His research focuses on microfinance, development economics, gender studies, and climate change, with a strong emphasis on impact analyses and experimental methods. He holds adjunct positions at institutions like Stellenbosch University and the University of Nottingham. Prof. Lensink has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the Officer of the Order of Orange-Nassau (2018) and the SOM Outstanding Researcher Award (2011). His recent work explores topics such as cash transfer programs in Uganda, index insurance in Ethiopia, and microcredit effectiveness in Bolivia. He leads major projects on biodiversity restoration and health interventions in Southeast Asia, funded by the EU and other organizations. Education: Advanced degrees in economics, though specific details are not provided in the text. Grants & Projects: Overseen €20 million in research funding, including projects on microfinance in Rwanda, Vietnam, and India. His research collaborations span global institutions, and he advises organizations like the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC). He is a full member of the European Development Research Network (EUDN) and contributes to policy discussions on development finance and aid effectiveness.

Paul Niehausمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Development Economics
• Poverty Alleviation
• Cash Transfers
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Paul Niehaus is Chancellor's Associates Endowed Chair in Economics at UC San Diego, with affiliations at BREAD, CEGA, J-PAL, and NBER. His research examines the design, implementation, and impact of anti-poverty programs at scale, particularly cash transfer systems in developing economies. Research focuses include targeting methodologies, universal basic income (UBI) effects, general equilibrium impacts of interventions, and using technology to improve service delivery. His long-term UBI experiment in Kenya represents a landmark study in development economics. Publications demonstrate consistent focus on experimental methods, policy evaluation, and economic behavior. Recent work analyzes targeting tradeoffs between deprivation and impact, biometric verification systems, and pandemic-era UBI effectiveness. Awards: Frisch Medal (2024) Sloan Fellowship (2015) Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinker (2013) As co-founder of GiveDirectly, Segovia Technology, and Taptap Send, he bridges research with practical applications in digital cash transfers and remittances.

Milli Lakeمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Political Violence
• Security Studies
• State-building
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Dr. Milli Lake is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics (LSE), specializing in political violence, security, state-building, and gender justice. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Washington (2014) and co-directs the Women's Rights After War project under LSE’s Gender Justice and Security HUB, funded by the NSF and UKRI. Her work examines post-war gender reforms, the ethics of field research in conflict zones, and institutional legitimacy in Sub-Saharan Africa. Key projects include the Advancing Research on Conflict consortium, which supports doctoral students conducting fieldwork in volatile regions. Her research spans publications in top journals like the American Political Science Review and International Organization, alongside her 2018 book Strong NGOs and Weak States (Cambridge University Press). She advises international organizations such as USAID and the World Bank, focusing on gender, poverty, and governance. Dr. Lake’s research interests converge on understanding how institutions and NGOs navigate challenges like civilian targeting in conflict, post-genocide governance, and gender-based legal reforms. Her work emphasizes intersectional approaches, analyzing how class, ethnicity, and race shape post-war outcomes for women. She also advocates for ethical research practices in high-risk settings, including guidelines for fieldwork safety and transparency in qualitative methodologies.

Siddharth Sareenمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Sustainability Transitions
• Political Ecology
• Human Geography
• +۶ مورد دیگر

Siddharth Sareen is a Professor at the Department of Geography, University of Bergen (UiB), Norway, and a core member of the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation (C-CET). His work focuses on sustainability transitions, political ecology, and equitable energy governance. He holds a double PhD and has held postdoctoral positions at Erfurt University, Germany, and the Institute of Economic Growth, India. Education: Completes a double PhD program (details unspecified), followed by postdoctoral research in resource politics and energy systems. His career includes affiliations with UiB since 2017 and collaborations with institutions like the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and the University of Stavanger. He actively participates in interdisciplinary projects addressing energy democracy, climate justice, and urban transitions. Research Interests: Explores energy policy, renewable energy dynamics, socio-technical transitions, environmental justice, and the political economy of natural resources. He emphasizes governance principles that balance efficiency with equity, particularly in solar and fossil fuel displacement contexts. Grants & Projects: Involved in the Accountable Solar Energy Transitions (ASSET) project funded by the Research Council of Norway. Collaborates across institutions on energy security, fossil fuel phase-out, and urban sustainability. His work intersects with policy analysis and participatory research methods. Labs/Teams: Associated with C-CET at UiB and the Department of Geography’s research groups. Engages with interdisciplinary networks such as the Max Weber Kolleg and the Nordic Journal of Urban Studies collaborative initiatives.

• Behavioral Public Administration
• Government Reform
• Administrative Burden
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Sebastian Jilke is Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy and co-director of the Better Government Lab. His research applies behavioral science to public management, examining how government reforms affect citizens and service delivery, particularly regarding administrative burdens and equity. His work demonstrates consistent focus on experimental approaches to public administration challenges, with recent publications examining policy implementation barriers, motivational structures in bureaucracy, and behavioral interventions. Research consistently addresses practical governance challenges through rigorous methodological designs. Jilke maintains active policy engagement, advising multiple federal agencies including OMB, SSA, and DHS. As co-editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, he shapes scholarly discourse at the intersection of behavioral science and governance.

• Public Policy
• Labor Economics
• Health Economics
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Krista Ruffini is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's McCourt School of Public Policy. She also serves as a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and an Affiliate at CES-Ifo. Her research focuses on evaluating how government policies targeting disadvantaged populations influence labor markets, education, and health outcomes. Prior roles include Visiting Scholar at the Minneapolis Federal Reserve’s Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute and Visiting Research Scholar at Princeton’s Center for Health and Wellbeing. Education: PhD and MA in Economics, UC-Berkeley MPA, London School of Economics BA in Economics, International Relations, and Political Science, Boston University Her research interests include income and nutritional assistance programs for children, as well as workplace policies in healthcare sectors. Notable projects examine the effects of free school meals on community resources, minimum wage reforms in nursing homes, and pandemic-era policies like Pandemic EBT. Her work has been featured in outlets such as the New York Times and NPR. Awards & Recognition: None explicitly listed, though her research has been widely cited in policy discussions. Advising & Grants: No specific grants or advisees listed. Her work is primarily funded through academic and policy institutions like NBER and Georgetown. Labs/Teams: Affiliated with interdisciplinary networks at NBER and CES-Ifo, but no dedicated lab mentioned.

• Information Technology
• Development Studies
• Governance Systems
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Rajesh Veeraraghavan is an Associate Professor in the Science Technology and International Affairs (STIA) Program at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. His research focuses on the intersection of information technology, development, and governance, particularly in India. He examines how technology can enhance participatory governance and address socio-economic challenges. Education: Ph.D., School of Information, University of California, Berkeley M.S., Computer Science, Clemson University M.A., Economics, Cleveland State University Bachelor’s Degrees in Economics and Management, Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India Research Interests: Technological solutions for development and governance Role of information and technology in participatory systems Design of civic technologies for marginalized communities Datafication and algorithmic decision-making in public services Key Contributions: Co-founded Digital Green, a non-profit using participatory video for agricultural extension Explored adaptive governance models through studies of India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) Analyzed technology-mediated cash transfer programs and their socio-economic impacts Current Work: Teaching courses on information technology, governance, and technology’s role in socio-economic development at Georgetown.

Shareen Joshiمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Development Economics
• Poverty Alleviation
• Public Policy Evaluation
• +۵ مورد دیگر

Shareen Joshi is an Associate Professor at the Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University. Her research focuses on poverty alleviation, demographic change in developing nations, and the evaluation of development policies using mixed methods. Key areas include maternal and child health programs in Bangladesh, self-help groups in rural India, and patterns of marriage/household structures across the Global South. She holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University. Education: Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University. Research Interests: Development Economics, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Environmental Governance, Legal Justice, and Social Demographics. She has conducted extensive work on caste, religion, and gender dynamics in India’s legal system, as well as environmental litigation and policy impacts. Recent work explores AI-assisted analysis of environmental rulings, judicial mitigation of disparities for minority groups, and fractal inequality in rural Bihar. Her studies often bridge quantitative data with qualitative insights, contributing to policy debates on equity and development. Notable contributions include evaluations of India’s POCSO Act, analyses of public-private partnerships in water management, and studies on contraceptive practices. She collaborates with institutions like the World Bank on rural livelihoods and policy frameworks. Her work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to address systemic inequalities in justice systems, health outcomes, and socioeconomic structures. Ongoing projects include environmental justice, judicial reforms, and gender empowerment strategies in developing economies.

Meg Elkinsمشاهده پروفایل

مدرس ارشد

• Behavioral Economics
• Arts and Culture
• Information Bias
• +۴ مورد دیگر

Meg Elkins is a Senior Lecturer at RMIT University’s School of Economics, Finance and Marketing. Her research focuses on behavioral economics, information biases, and societal development, with notable projects on arts economics and poverty reduction. She actively contributes to the Behavioral Business Lab and the Centre for International Development. Education: Not explicitly stated in provided texts. Affiliations: RMIT University (School of Economics, Finance & Marketing), Behavioral Business Lab, Centre for International Development. Research interests span three core areas: information biases (e.g., conspiracy theories), culture/arts (street performers, artists’ livelihoods), and societal development (social protection, wellbeing). She has led impactful studies like evaluating Melbourne’s arts investments and analyzing refugee integration. Her teaching excellence is recognized through multiple awards, including the RMIT Teaching Excellence Award (2015) and Learning and Teaching Partnerships Award (2022). Industry collaborations include work with ASIC, ATEC Global Research Centre, and Finding Infinity. Notable Media Presence: Regular TV/radio/print commentator on behavioral economics (e.g., ABC, SBS, BBC). Industry Experience: Former actor (TV/film roles) and arts strategy consultant (City of Melbourne, 2016–2017). Labs/Teams: Active in the Placemaking Economics Group and supervises PhD projects on topics like refugee integration and temperature shocks’ impact on violence.

Ariun Ishdorjمشاهده پروفایل

دانشیار

• Applied Econometrics
• Agricultural Economics
• Health Economics
• +۲ مورد دیگر

Ariun Ishdorj is an Associate Professor and Regional Director at the Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture and Development within the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University. She holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the National University of Mongolia, an M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Idaho, and a Ph.D. in Economics from Iowa State University. Her research focuses on: Economics of food, nutrition, and health Cost-effectiveness of food assistance policies Consumer demand analysis Food insecurity and disability Impacts of food environments on diet quality Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on agricultural value chains, food policy evaluation, nutrition security, and disaster impacts on food systems, with particular emphasis on quantitative analysis of interventions in developing economies.

Sandra L. Barnesمشاهده پروفایل

استاد

• Sociology of Religion
• Inequality and Poverty
• Urban Sociology
• +۳ مورد دیگر

Sandra L. Barnes is the C.V. Starr Professor of Sociology at Brown University. Previously, she held a joint appointment as Professor of Sociology at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and Divinity School (2008–2019), and served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion at Vanderbilt (2016–2018). Her research focuses on race, religion, urban inequality, and Black youth education. Notable projects include documentaries like Gary, Indiana: A Tale of Two Cities (2018, Emmy-nominated) and About the Kids series (2023), examining urban challenges and educational systems in Gary, Indiana. Barnes has secured over $2.5M in grants and published 9 books, 3 edited volumes, and 60+ peer-reviewed articles. She is a two-time President of the Association of Black Sociologists and recipient of the 2019 Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award from the ASA. Her work blends mixed methodologies to explore resilience in marginalized communities, the role of Black churches in education and health, and systemic racial inequities. Recent projects like the Telly Award-winning Four Voices (2023) continue her focus on documentary storytelling for social impact. Barnes has presented globally and advised policymakers, bridging academic research with community advocacy. Awards: Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award (2019), Emmy nomination (2018) Leadership: ASA’s Association of Black Sociologists (2010–2012), Equity Officer at Vanderbilt Grants: Over $2.5M as PI/Co-PI, focusing on urban sociology and religious institutions Barnes’ research labs and collaborations include interdisciplinary teams producing documentaries and policy analyses, emphasizing community-driven solutions to systemic poverty and educational disparities.