Seema Jayachandran

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Co-Líder, Gender

J-PAL Affiliated Professor

Professor of Economics and Public Affairs

Princeton University

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Seema Jayachandran es Profesora Asociada en el Departamento de Economía en la Northwestern University. La mayor parte de su trabajo se enfoca en la salud en países en desarrollo. También tiene intereses investigativos en educación, mercado laboral, medio ambiente y economía política. Actualmente, está conduciendo evaluaciones aleatorias en Uganda, relacionadas con la salud y la conservación del medio ambiente.

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