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Nonresident Fellow

Jessica Cohen

Jessica Cohen

Nonresident Fellow, Global Economy and Development

As a research fellow in Development Economics, Jessica Cohen uses analytical program evaluation tools to study the impact of public health interventions. Her work focuses on maternal and child health and malaria prevention in sub-Saharan Africa.



Expertise

Impact Evaluation; Randomized Trials in Poverty and Health; Maternal and Child Health; Malaria; HIV; The Role of Incentives in Development Interventions; Maximizing Impact of NGO Projects

Background

Current Positions

Research Fellow in Development Economics (Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution); President and Co-Founder, TAMTAM (Together Against Malaria) Africa, Inc.



Past Positions
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow, MIT Department of Economics; Economics Instructor (Undergraduate Microeconomics), MIT; Research Assistant, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution (2000-2001)

Education

Ph.D. Economics (2007) Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.A., Wesleyan University (2000)


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