I advise PhD students in Economics at the National University of Singapore and Stockholm University. If you would like to work with me during your PhD, I encourage you to apply to one of these programs. I’m afraid I don’t have capacity to take on students from universities other than these two.
In most years, I hire one or two Research Assistants (RAs) to be based at Busara in Nairobi, for terms of at least two years. Please check the J-PAL jobs database for an ad. The deadline is typically in January. Unfortunately I don’t have capacity to take on interns.
Here is some more information for current and prospective students and RAs. It’s slightly outdated, but much of it still applies: PDF
Current and Former Students and Postdocs
Michala Riis-Vestergaard
PhD in Psychology and Public Policy
Princeton University
2021
Current Position: Senior Research, Education, and Training Manager, J-PAL, MIT
Merve Demirel
PhD in Economics
Stockholm University
2020–
Jimena Romero
PhD in Economics
Stockholm University
2021–
Chaning Jang
Postdoc
Princeton University
2014–2017
Current Position: CEO, Busara Center for Behavioral Economics
Prachi Jain
Postdoc
Princeton University
2016–2017
Current Position: Associate Professor of Economics, Loyola Marymount University
Jeremy Shapiro
Research Scholar
Princeton University
2014–2015
Current Position: President & Director, Busara Center for Behavioral Economics