Dr. Jeremy Magruder

Biography

Jeremy Magruder is a development economist whose research investigates agriculture, labor markets, social networks, and public policy in low-income countries. His work integrates field experiments and econometrics to evaluate interventions designed to increase productivity, improve access to jobs, and reduce poverty. Magruder's research contributes to the understanding of how information, institutions, and policy shape development outcomes. He serves as the George W. Elsie M. Robinson Professor of Food and Agricultural Resource Economics at UC Berkeley and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His findings have been published in prestigious outlets such as the American Economic Review and the Economic Journal. At Berkeley, he teaches courses on development economics and applied econometrics while mentoring students in applied microeconomic research. His expertise includes development economics, agriculture in developing countries, labor markets, and social networks in those regions.

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