Adam Osman
Directeur Scientifique / Directrice Scientifique, J-PAL Middle East and North Africa
J-PAL Affiliated Professor
Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Adam Osman is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research centers on issues of youth employment and market access with a special emphasis on issues that affect the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Much of his work utilizes randomized evaluations alongside insights from economics to rigorously test theories about how to improve the lives of the poor. He is currently working on projects that deal with issues including vocational education, Islamic finance, access to capital, and decreasing barriers to trade.
Adam earned his PhD in economics from Yale University.