Rachel Glennerster's research has included randomized evaluations of community driven development, the adoption of new agricultural technologies, and improving the accountability of politicians in Sierra Leone; empowerment of adolescent girls in Bangladesh; the behavioral economics of complying with tuberculosis medication in Pakistan; and health, governance, education, and microfinance programs in India.
Dr. Glennerster is Chief Economist of the UK Department for International Development (DFID). She was previously Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She has served as Scientific Director for J-PAL Africa, Co-Chair of J-PAL's Education Program, and as a board member of the Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative (ATAI). Between 2007 and 2010, she served on DFID's Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact.
Glennerster helped establish Deworm the World, which has helped deworm 23 million children worldwide. She previously worked at the IMF and Her Majesty's Treasury. She has a PhD in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London, and is coauthor of Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases and Running Randomized Evaluations: A Practical Guide.
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Professor Talen's research is devoted to urban design and urbanism, especially the relationship between the built environment and social equity. Read more about her work here.
Professor Herrigel is interested in comparative political economy, organizations and alternative forms of governance throughout the developed and developing world. Read more about his work here.