
Jenny Aker
Professor of Development Economics, Tufts University
Jenny Aker is a Professor of Development Economics at the Fletcher School and Department of Economics at Tufts University. She also serves as the Director of the Fletcher Leadership Program in Financial Inclusion (FLPFI) and the co-Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP). She is a a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development and the Co--Chair of the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative at J-PAL Africa. Her current work seeks to understand the impact of information technology on development outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in the areas of agriculture, agricultural markets, adult education and financial inclusion. She has a BA from Duke University, a MALD from Tufts University, and a MS and PhD from the University of California-Berkeley.
Recent work by Jenny Aker
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The dynamic effects of cash transfers: Evidence from Liberia and Malawi
Cash transfers improve food security for up to two years, but without an increase in food expenditures and non-agricultural income
Shilpa Aggarwal Jenny Aker Dahyeon Jeong Naresh Kumar David Sungho Park Jonathan Robinson Alan Spearot
Published 22.05.23
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Information works: The impact of training on the adoption of environmental technologies by farmers
A simple training increased adoption of an agricultural technology by over 90%, with persistent improvements in agricultural production and land use
Published 06.05.22
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How simple technologies can improve learning: Evidence from Niger
Calling teachers and students once a week almost doubled the impact on reading and maths test scores of an adult education programme in Niger
Published 19.04.21