
Rachid Laajaj
Associate Professor of Economics, Universidad de los Andes
Rachid is an associate professor of Economics at the University of Los Andes in Bogotá. His primary areas of research are technology adoption in agriculture, corruption and, human capital. He studies these issues from a micro-development perspective, both theoretical and empirical, paying particular attention to the role of information. A lot of his work evaluates what policies can best contribute to poverty alleviation, using most up to date evaluation methods. Rachid published in top journals, including Science Advances, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Development Economics and Journal of Agricultural Economics. He received his PhD in Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin Madison and did a post-doc at Paris School of Economics. He teaches Econometrics, Microeconomics, Development Economics and Corruption in Developing Countries.
Recent work by Rachid Laajaj
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Why promising trials often fail to result in agricultural yield gains: Evidence from Kenya
Farmer selection and researcher interference during trials can introduce bias, impacting how new technologies perform in real-world conditions
Rachid Laajaj Karen Macours Cargele Masso Moses Thuita Bernard Vanlauwe
Published 31.03.21
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Skills and personality matter, but how do we capture them?
Data from developing country settings highlight the risk of misinterpreting non-cognitive skills and personality using existing measures
Articles : Methods & Measurement
Published 06.12.19
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Temporary agricultural input subsidies have lasting impacts: The Mozambique experiment
Subsidies need not be permanent to benefit farmers. Well-designed policy that encourages experimentation can generate widespread and lasting impacts.
Michael R. Carter Rachid Laajaj Dean Yang
Published 21.10.19