Mireille Jacobson is a Professor at the Davis School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California (USC) and Co-Director of the Aging and Cognition Program at USC’s Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics.

Michael Braun is a Policy Manager at J-PAL Europe where he works on the labor market sector in Europe as well as on J-PAL’s relationships with European policymakers. Within J-PAL, Michael coordinates the Chair on Development Methodologies held by J-PAL co-founders Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo...

Khushboo Patel is a Policy Intern at J-PAL Africa. She will support efforts to promote the use of rigorous evidence in education policy by scoping opportunities for research and engagement, mapping potential partnerships, and developing communications and strategy content.

Paul is Communications Manager at J-PAL Africa, where he leads the office’s communications strategy and implementation. He works across all portfolios and with the broader office team to guide the planning and development of editorial content, message framing, web features, email engagement, social...

Emily Romano is a Policy Manager at J-PAL Global, where she manages the Finance sector. In her role on the Policy and Communications team, she writes policy publications, cultivates new research partnerships, and conducts policy outreach for evidence dissemination.

Sarah Coughlin is a Policy Associate at J-PAL Global. In this role, she supports the Agriculture Sector's Digital Agricultural Innovations and Services Initiative (DAISI), as well as writes policy publications, conducts policy outreach for evidence dissemination, and helps cultivate new research...

Lore Vandewalle is a Professor of Economics at KU Leuven and a Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Lore Vandewalle is an applied micro-economist, specialized in development and political economics. Her research mainly focuses on financial inclusion...

Christopher Palmer is the Albert and Jeanne Clear Career Development Professor and an Associate Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on how credit, real estate, and labor markets respond to periods of significant upheaval. His recent experimental work...

David Yang is a Professor of Economics at Harvard University. He studies political economy, behavioral and experimental economics, economic history, and cultural economics. In particular, David studies the forces of stability and forces of changes in authoritarian regimes, drawing lessons from...