About Me

I am a Professor of Economics and Associate Chair of the Economics Department at Williams College. I also serve as Co-Chair of the Gender Sector at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. I am a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development, a BREAD Fellow, and a Research Fellow at IZA.

Current Teaching

ECON 523: Program Evaluation for International Development

ECON 204: Global Poverty and Economic Development

New Working Papers

Great Expectations: Responses to Current and Future Transfers for Low-Income Individuals
Joint with Achyuta Adhvaryu, Jean-Francois Gauthier, and Dean Karlan

The Software Behind the Stats: A Student Exploration of Software Trends Across Disciplines
Joint with Elizabeth Upton, Xizhen Cai, Owen Ozier, and Shyam Raman

Other Activities

Williams Record Op-Ed on reduced childcare hours

Open letter to the AEA Executive Committee

Find Me

Email: pj5@williams.edu
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