Policy and Governance in Developing Countries
About this Research Theme
This research theme covers economics, policy and governance in low to middle-income and developing countries. Topics include interventions to improve health, reduce poverty and create equity-enhancing outcomes in the developing world.
Faculty
Anil Varughese
- Associate Professor, Graduate Supervisor (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership) — Political Communication and Political Behavior; Governance and Democratic Deepening in Global South; Social Policy; South Asia
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Ardyn Nordstrom
- Assistant Professor — program and policy evaluation; development economics; education; cost-benefit analysis; mixed-methods evaluation; machine learning
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José Galdo
- Professor — labour economics; development economics; applied econometrics; program evaluation
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Mehmet Akif Demircioglu
- Associate Professor – public sector innovation and entrepreneurship, good governance, effective leadership, public management, comparative and international public administration, organization theory, organizational behavior
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Vivian Hoffmann
- Associate Professor — agricultural science, technology and innovation; health
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Recent Publications
New Publication from Professor Alexandra Mallett and MPP-SEE Alum Hasrat Kathuria
A new article by SPPA Professor Alex Mallett and MPP-SEE alum Hasrat Kathuria explores the role of place-based identity, history, and local socio-economic dynamics in …
Vivian Hoffmann’s paper examines food-safety technology uptake by semi-subsistence farmers
Most farmers in Africa produce food both for their own consumption and for sale. We find that randomized a price incentive for safer food amplifies …
Vivian Hoffmann co-authors new paper examining drinking water contamination risk in Ethiopia
Unsafe water is responsible for over a million deaths each year. Characterizing households’ access to water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure is a critical first step …