Department · vaiu-soc-dev-*
Poverty, inequality, welfare, and development processes worldwide, and the design and evaluation of social policy and development interventions.
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Faculty directory
Department chair
Development Theory & Practice
Development theory, aid & institutions, and governance & state capacity.
Professor
Poverty & Impact Evaluation
Poverty measurement, randomized evaluations, and microfinance & livelihoods.
Professor
Comparative Welfare States
Welfare state design, social protection, and pensions & labor market policy.
Professor
Migration & Refugee Studies
Forced migration, refugee policy, and diasporas & remittances.
Professor
Global Health & Education Policy
Global health systems, education policy in developing countries, and child & family policy.
Professor
Environment & Sustainable Development
Sustainable development goals, climate & development, and natural resource governance.
