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 & Updated 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

Understanding the Impacts of Paid Maternity Leave on Women’s Labor Market Outcomes
Joint with Lillian Bates and Oliver Hall

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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