Teaching and Advisees

Teaching

Quantitative Methods and Impact Evaluation – DEVP 229 001 – LEC 001

This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts of estimation, prediction, and hypothesis testing. The course will focus on impact evaluation theory and methods and will explore the variety of tools available for rigorously measuring the impact of development programs on poverty.

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PhD Committee Advisees

List of PhD Candidates for whom Paul Gertler serves on their PhD committee.

Robert Pickmans

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 01/15/2025
  • Position: Pending
  • Institution: Pending

Joaquin Urrego

Postdoc

  • Start Date: 08/15/2022
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: Wake Forest University

Rebecca Cardinali

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 07/01/2022
  • Position: Data Scientist
  • Institution: Pinterest

Carlos Paramo

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/01/2022
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: Boston University

Alexandra Wellsjo

Postdoc

  • Start Date: 08/15/2021
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: University of California San Diego

Felipe Arteaga Ossa

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/11/2021

Claire Boone

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 05/17/2021
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: McGill University

David Contreras Loya

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 04/15/2021
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: Tec de Monterrey, Mexico

Nicole Perales

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 02/25/2021
  • Position: Economist
  • Institution: Census Bureau

Maria Dieci

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 04/20/2020
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: Emory University

Ada Kwan

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 03/19/2019
  • Position: Postdoctoral Scholar
  • Institution: University of California San Francisco

Drew Cameron

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 11/10/2018
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: Yale University

Anne Karing

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 05/31/2018
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: University of Chicago

Laura Boudreau

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 08/30/2017
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: Columbia University

Sakib Mahmood

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 08/17/2017
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: BRAC University

Zachary Olson

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 04/06/2017
  • Position: Senior Economist
  • Institution: Amazon

Sean Higgins

Postdoc

  • Start Date: 08/15/2016
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Northwestern University

Gregory Lane

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 05/25/2016
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: University of Chicago

Narayan Das

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 05/25/2016
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: BRAC University

Aisling Scott

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 09/15/2015
  • Position: Staff Scientist
  • Institution: Indeed

Waldo Ojeda

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 07/01/2015
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Institution: Columbia University

Christopher Whaley

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 05/12/2015
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Brown University

Seth Garz

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 02/18/2015
  • Position: Deputy Director for Data & Evidence
  • Institution: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Sumeet Patil

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 09/04/2014
  • Position: CEO and Founding Research Director
  • Institution: NEERMAN

Jing Li

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/12/2014
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: University of Washington

Pierre Bachas

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/28/2013
  • Position: Economist
  • Institution: The World Bank

Alexander Rothman

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 09/11/2012
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Syracuse University

Tadeja Gracner

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 07/02/2012
  • Position: Research Scientist
  • Institution: University Southern California

Rachel Gardner

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 08/23/2011
  • Position: Long-term Planning Manager
  • Institution: Tacoma Public Utilities

Vito Antonio Sciaraffia Palominos

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/07/2011
  • Position: Assistant Professor
  • Institution: University of Texas at Austin

Sharon Poczter

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 08/13/2010
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Yeshiva University

Richard Wang

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 01/05/2009
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Babson College

Rosangela Bando

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/26/2008
  • Position: Economist
  • Institution: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Lourdes Rodriguez-Chamussy

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/25/2008
  • Position: Senior Economist
  • Institution: The World Bank

Jennifer Brown

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 10/31/2007
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: University of Utah

Brian Chen

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 07/20/2007
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: University of South Carolina

James Manley

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 03/27/2007
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: Towson University

Xiaohui Hou

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/01/2005
  • Position: Senior Economist
  • Institution: The World Bank

Michael Toffel

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 09/30/2004
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: Harvard University

Feng Liang

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 07/27/2004

Daniel Snow

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/18/2004
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Brigham Young University

Tania Barham

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 01/15/2004
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: University of Colorado Boulder

Sebastian Martinez

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 01/05/2004
  • Position: Director of Research
  • Institution: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)

Timothy Simcoe

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 01/03/2003
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: Boston University

Tiago Ribeiro

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/19/2002
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: University of Porto

Jules Elkins

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 12/13/2001
  • Position: Lecturer
  • Institution: University of Texas

Simone Boyce

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 11/05/2001
  • Position: Director
  • Institution: Habitat for Humanity

Nancy Nicosia

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 10/30/2001
  • Position: Senior Economist
  • Institution: RAND

Ryan Edwards

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 10/09/2001
  • Position: Associate Adjunct Professor
  • Institution: University of California San Francisco

Lia Fernald

Postdoc

  • Start Date: 08/15/2001
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: University of California Berkeley

Mary Ames

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 07/23/2001

Craig McIntosh

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 06/07/2001
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: University of California San Diego

Garrick Blalock

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 02/13/2001
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Cornell University

Christopher Carpenter

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 12/08/2000
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: Vanderbilt University

Nicole Maestas

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 11/17/2000
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: Harvard University

Sarah Barber

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 11/01/2000
  • Position: Director
  • Institution: World Health Organization Kobe Center

Melanie Raymond

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 10/11/2000
  • Position: Chief Economist and Director General
  • Institution: Global Affairs Canada

Marta Wosinska

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 09/06/2000
  • Position: Senior Fellow
  • Institution: Brookings

Alison Evans Cuellar

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 10/25/1999
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: George Mason University

Jennifer Kuan

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 08/26/1999
  • Position: Associate Professor
  • Institution: Cal State Monterey

Changqing Sun

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 08/13/1998

Todd Wagner

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 04/10/1998
  • Position: Director
  • Institution: Department of Veterans Affairs

Krista Perreira

PhD advisee

  • Start Date: 12/15/1997
  • Position: Professor
  • Institution: University of North Carolina