Cristian (Kiki) Pop-Eleches is a Professor at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. He is a development economist, with a particular interest in education, health, and demography.

Jonathan Weigel is an Assistant Professor in the Business and Public Policy Group at the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley. His research interests are at the intersection of political economy, development, and public economics. His research explores the role of state...

Yusuf Neggers is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on state capacity and the delivery of public services. He has researched topics including bureaucratic diversity, electoral politics, and public works in India and Indonesia.

David Phillips is a Research Professor of Economics at the University of Notre Dame. His research focuses on urban geography, public transit, crime, housing subsidies, and their intersections with poverty. His work primarily utilizes experimental and quasi-experimental methods.

Benjamin Marx is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Boston University. One strand of his research studies the determinants of political accountability, state capacity, and voting behavior in developing countries. He has worked in various countries including Kenya, Senegal, and...

Anant Nyshadham is an Associate Professor for Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Michigan. His research focuses on enterprise, firm, and worker characteristics and decision-making, particularly in developing countries. He has conducted fieldwork in the United States, Mexico...

Edivaldo Constantino is J-PAL LAC’s Manager for the Jobs and Opportunity Initiative Brazil (JOI Brazil).

Michala Riis-Vestergaard is a Senior Research, Education, and Training Manager at J-PAL Global where she works on developing and delivering training courses on impact evaluation for policymakers and researchers, including J-PAL’s Evaluating Social Programs course and online course offerings.

Morgan Hardy is an Associate Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi. Her work focuses broadly on private enterprise development and employment in low-income countries.