Rate Professor Michael Kremer

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University, 1992; B.A., Harvard University.

Research Interests: Development economics, health economics, education, and randomized evaluations.

Appointments: University Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, University of Chicago (2020–present); Gates Professor of Developing Societies, Harvard University (2003–2020).

Awards: Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (2019); MacArthur Fellowship (1997).

Publications:

• Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases (Princeton University Press, 2004)
• Co-authored influential papers on deworming and education in developing countries.

Additional Contributions: Co-founder, Precision Agriculture for Development; advisor to World Bank and USAID.