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Belinda Archibong is an Associate Professor of Economics at Barnard College, Columbia University. Her research interests encompass Development Economics, Political Economy, Economic History, and Environmental Economics, with a particular focus on Africa. Archibong's work investigates the role of historical institutions and environmental factors on inequality, access to public services, and the development of human capital, especially in education, labor, and health. Currently, she studies the effects of epidemics on gender gaps in human capital investment and explores the impacts of air pollution and gas flaring on human capital outcomes. Her research also examines how institutions can mitigate or exacerbate the impacts of climate change and environmental inequalities affecting marginalized groups. Additionally, she has conducted studies on the economics of prisons, the effects of protests, taxation, and gender gaps in political participation with an aim to reduce gender inequality in online labor markets. Archibong is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and is affiliated with various Columbia University centers, including the Center for Development Economics and Policy, the Earth Institute, and the Institute for African Studies. She is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution and holds a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University.
Barnard College, Columbia University • New York, NY
Teaching and conducting research in Economics with a focus on Development Economics and related fields.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)