Michael Kremer

J-PAL Affiliated Professor

University Professor in Economics and the College and the Harris School of Public Policy

University of Chicago

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Michael Kremer is the Gates Professor of Developing Societies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. His recent research examines education and health in developing countries, immigration, and globalization.

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