Neubauer Family Program in Economics and Public Policy (PhD) Students
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
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
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
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
Area(s) of Study: Energy and Environmental Economics
Education: BS Computer Science & Math, Boston College; Matriculated 2019-2020
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
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
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
Andrew Ghattass
Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Environmental Economics, Industrial Development.
Education: BSc Mathematics and Economics, University of Michigan, Matriculated 2023-2024
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
Fatima Khan
Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economy, Labor Economics (Gender & Social Norms)
Education: MPA International Development, Princeton University; BSc. Economics, Lahore University of Management Sciences (2016), Matriculated 2026-2027
Alexander Mills
Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economy, Environmental Economics
Education: MS in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University; BA in Economics, Mathematics, and African Studies from Emory University, Matriculated 2026-2027
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
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
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
Khanh k. D. Nguyen
Area(s) of Study: Development Economics, Political Economy, Behavioral Economics, Network Science
Education: MA Economic Policy, Central European University; BA International Relations, Tokyo International University, Matriculated 2026-2027
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
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
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
Clare Sachsse
Area(s) of Study: Environmental Economics, Climate Policy
Education: BA Environmental Studies, Wellesley College, Matriculated 2022-2023
Oluwagbenga Sadik
Area(s) of Study: Food and Nutrition Policy; Development Economics
Education: MPS Global Development, Cornell University; BSc Human Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Ibadan, Matriculated 2026-2027
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
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
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