Rachel Glennerster
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Rachel Glennerster | |
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| Born | October 21, 1965 |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
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| Field | Development economics |
| Alma mater | Oxford University University of London |
Rachel Glennerster (born October 21, 1965)[1] is currently the Chief Economist at the Department for International Development (DFID),[2] the UK's ministry for international development cooperation. Previously she was the Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the lead academic for Sierra Leone at the International Growth Centre, a research centre based jointly at The London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Oxford.[3] Her current research includes randomized evaluations of community driven development in Sierra Leone, empowerment of adolescent girls in Bangladesh, and health, education, and microfinance in India.
Before joining J-PAL and the International Growth Centre, Glennerster worked as an Economic Adviser to HM Treasury, a Development Associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development, and as a Senior Economist at the International Monetary Fund. Glennerster received her B.A. in PPE from Oxford University in 1988.[1] She then proceeded to obtain a Masters in Economics from Birkbeck College, University of London in 1995 and a doctorate in Economics from the same institution in 2004.[1]
Glennerster is a member of Giving What We Can, an international society for the promotion of poverty relief.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Rachel Glennerster CV" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2017.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ J-PAL (September 7th, 2017). Release: J-PAL Executive Director Rachel Glennerster Appointed Chief Economist at UK Department for International Development. Retrieved on January 28th, 2018.
- ^ IGC Country Teams: Sierra Leone.
- ^ "List of Members". Retrieved 2012-11-22.
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