Michael Walker
Staff Scientist, Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA)
Michael Walker is a Staff Scientist at CEGA. Michael is a development economist with research interests in public economics, political economy and health. His current projects are primarily field experiments in Kenya. These include studies of the direct and spillover effects of cash transfers on household welfare, public goods, and civic engagement, and estimating the long-term effects and intergenerational of youth human capital interventions.
Recent work by Michael Walker
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How low demand constrains productivity and economic development
Evidence from Kenya shows that small firms have a lot of ‘slack’, i.e. they could produce substantially more output without having to hire additional workers, buy additional machines, or raise prices, simply by reducing their idle time. Why is slack ...
Published 06.01.25
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Do cash transfers cause inflation?
Evidence from cash transfers at scale in Kenya suggests that demand-side policies or stimulus may be very effective at raising output without creating inflationary pressure when there is a lot of ‘slack’ in the economy.
Published 06.01.25
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Deworming improves lives across generations
Data tracking children in Kenya since they received deworming treatment over twenty years ago reveals that the benefits of deworming extend into the next generation
Published 23.11.23