Neubauer Family Program in Economics and Public Policy (PhD) Students

Vaishnavi Agarwal

Vaishnavi Agarwal

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Environmental Economics, Political Economy
Education: MSc Economics, London School of Economics; BA (Honors) in Economics, Ashoka University, Matriculated 2023-2024

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Alzaki Alhelo

Alzaki Alhelo

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economy, Macroeconomics
Education: MSc in Economics University of Khartoum, Sudan; MA in Development Economics, Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, Qatar; BSc (Honors) in Economics and Quantitative Analysis University of Khartoum, Matriculated 2023-2024

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Esete Andargie

Esete Solomon Andargie

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, International Trade
Education: MA International Commerce, Seoul National University; BA Economics, Ewha Woman’s University, Matriculated 2024- 2025

Josué Awonon

Josué Awonon

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, Applied Econometrics 
Education: MSc Economics, Paris School of Economics; BSc Statistics ENSAE (Senegal), Matriculated 2021-2022

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Addis Abera Ayalew

Addis Abera Ayalew

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Public Economics, Applied Econometrics
Education: MPS Global Development, Cornell University; MSc Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; BA Economics, Haramaya University (Ethiopia), Matriculated 2024-2025

Billy Babis

Billy Babis

Area(s) of Study: Energy and Environmental Economics
Education: BS Computer Science & Math, Boston College; Matriculated 2019-2020

Aanchal Bagga

Aanchal Bagga

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economics, Agricultural Economics
Education: MA Economics, Vanderbilt University; BA Economics, University of Delhi (India), Matriculated 2022-2023

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Jilmar Robledo Caicedo

Jilmar Robledo Caicedo

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Applied Econometrics, Environmental Economics
Education: MA Economics CUNY; MSc Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; BA Engineering, UTCH, Matriculated 2023-2024

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Alison Campion

Alison Campion

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Urban Economics 
Education: BA Geosciences, Princeton University, Matriculated 2022-2023

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Pushyami Chilakapati

Pushyami Chilakapati

Area(s) of study: Development Economics, Environmental Economics, Labor Economics
Education: MA International and Development Economics, Yale University; BA (Honors) Economics, Miranda House, University of Delhi. Matriculated 2025-2026

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Maakwe Cumanzala

Maakwe Cumanzala

Area(s) of Study: Inequality, Political Economics, Applied Econometrics; 
Education: MS Economics, Stockholm School of Economics; BSc Mathematics and Economics, St. Catherine University, Matriculated 2022-2023

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Siddhi Doshi

Siddhi Doshi

Area(s) of Study: Environmental and Energy Economics, Public Economics, Climate Policy  
Education: BS Economics and Mathematics, Northeastern University, Matriculated 2021-2022

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Andrew Ghattass

Andrew Ghattass

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Environmental Economics, Industrial Development.
Education: BSc Mathematics and Economics, University of Michigan, Matriculated 2023-2024

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Gauri Gautam

Gauri Shankar Gautam

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economy, Environment and Energy
Education: MA Economics, Howard University, BS in Computer Science, Howard University, Matriculated 2024-2025

Aja Kennedy

Aja Kennedy

Area(s) of Study: Urban Economics, Public Economics 
Education: MPA International Development, Princeton University; BA Spanish and Global Studies, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Matriculated 2021-2022

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Axel Eizmendi Larrinaga

Axel Eizmendi Larrinaga

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Environmental & Energy Economics
Education: MSc Development Economics, University of Oxford; BA Economics & International Affairs, George Washington University, Matriculated 2021-2022

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Doris Edmund Macha

Doris Edmund Macha

Area(s) of study: Agricultural & Food Economics, Behavioral Economics, Development Economics
Education: MA in Economics and BA (Honors) in Economics and Statistics, University of Dar es Salaam, Matriculated 2025-2026

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Lorena Moreno

Lorena Moreno

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Impact Evaluation, Social Networks, Health Economics, Behavioral Economics. 
Education: MSc Social Research Methods, London School of Economics and Political Science; MSc Development Economics, Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences; BSc Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Matriculated 2023-2024

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Usman Naeem

Usman Naeem

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Environmental Economics, Behavioural Economics
Education: MS Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences;  BA Economics, National University of Singapore, Matriculated 2021-2022

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Jovitah Namutebi

Jovitah Namutebi

Area(s) of study: Development Economics, Agricultural Economics, Political Economy
Education: MSc. Mathematics, Economics and Statistics, African School of Economics; BA Development Economics, Makerere University Uganda, Matriculated 2024-2025

Meghna Padmanabhan

Meghna Padmanabhan

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Environmental and Energy Economics, Health Economics
Education: BSc Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, Matriculated 2025-2026

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Romil Pandey

Romil Pandey

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economy
Education: BA Economics & Mathematics, Boston University; MA International and Development Economics, Yale University, Matriculated 2025-2026

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Johanna Pottebaum

Johanna Pottebaum

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Applied Econometrics, Public Economics, Political Economy
Education: BA Applied Mathematics and Economics (Honors), University of California Berkeley, Matriculated 2025-2026

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Clare Sachsse

Clare Sachsse

Area(s) of Study: Environmental Economics, Climate Policy
Education: BA Environmental Studies, Wellesley College, Matriculated 2022-2023

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Saumya Singla

Saumya Singla

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Applied Econometrics, Agricultural Economics 
Education: MA in International and Development Economics, Yale University; MA in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University; BA (Honors) in Economics, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, Matriculated 2025-2026

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Manali Sovani

Manali Sovani

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Gender, Labor Economics, Climate Economics
Education: MA Economics, Ashoka University, Sonipat (2020); BTech in Electrical Engineering, GGSIPU, Delhi (2018), Matriculated 2020-2021

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Anaïs-Tricia Toungui

Anaïs-Tricia Toungui

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Public Economics, Agricultural Economics
Education: MIA Economic and Political Development, Columbia University (SIPA); BA International Studies, Marymount Manhattan College, Matriculated 2022-2023

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Astha Vohra

Astha Vohra

Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Health Economics, Environmental & Energy Economics, Applied Econometrics
Education: MA International and Development Economics, Yale University (2020), BA Economics (Honors) Delhi University (2017), Matriculated 2024-2025