James Berry

Associate Professor of Economics, University of Georgia Terry College of Business

Jim Berry is an associate professor of economics at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business. He conducts research on education and health topics in developing countries. His work examines household investments in primary education, impacts of education policy, and demand for education and health. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from MIT and dual B.S. degrees in Economics and Political Science, also from MIT.

Recent work by James Berry

The hidden costs of layered school-based interventions: Evidence from India

Governments commonly use school infrastructure to implement programmes targeting child health, but additional programmes can overwhelm administrative capacity and crowd out the delivery of existing programmes.

Education

James Berry Saurabh Mehta Priya Mukherjee Hannah Ruebeck Kartini Shastry

Published 14.02.23
Failure of frequent assessment: Evidence from India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme

More frequent assessment of student performance fails to deliver on improved outcomes when the administrative burden on teachers is high

Education

James Berry Harini Kannan Shobhini Mukerji Marc Shotland

Published 08.12.20

James Berry

Recent work by James Berry

The hidden costs of layered school-based interventions: Evidence from India

Failure of frequent assessment: Evidence from India’s continuous and comprehensive evaluation programme