

Douglas Gollin
Professor, Department of Economics, Tufts University
Doug Gollin’s research focuses broadly on economic development and growth, with an emphasis on the structural transformations that accompany the growth process. He has particular interests in agricultural productivity and technology, from a micro scale to macro scale. His work has also looked at rural-urban mobility and urbanization processes, spatial patterns of development and a range of other topics. He currently serves as Research Director for a major global program of academic research on Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG), funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, and he is a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD).
Doug Gollin is the Jason P. and Chloe Epstein Professor of Economics at Tufts University.Professor Gollin holds an A.B. degree from Harvard University and an M.A. in international relations from Yale University. He received his PhD in economics from the University of Minnesota in 1996. He has published in numerous academic journals including Journal of Political Economy, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Science, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Monetary Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and American Journal of Agricultural Economics.
Recent work by Douglas Gollin
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Economic growth does not guarantee gender equity in work
There are significant disparities across countries in the gender division of work even at similar income levels. Social, institutional, and policy choices play a pivotal role in the variation in gendered labour patterns across countries.
Published 15.11.24
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Smallholder farmers’ crop yields and productivity are failing to rise in sub-Saharan Africa
What has new evidence taught us about the evolution of smallholder agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa over recent decades?
Published 18.10.24
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Farmers hold false beliefs about the seeds they grow – and it matters for efficiency
With more inputs, improved crop varieties can yield more. But do Ethiopian maize farmers know enough about their seeds to optimise fertiliser use?
Published 02.09.24
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Macroeconomic development: An emerging agenda
How can macroeconomics (and macroeconomists) contribute to what we know about development policy?
Published 31.01.24
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Spatial frictions and high-frequency human mobility: Evidence from three African countries
Insights from a year of smartphone app data suggest high levels of spatial mobility
Published 31.10.22
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The long-run development impacts of agricultural productivity gains: Evidence from irrigation canals in India
Evidence from canals in India shows that labour mobility is a key adjustment channel to agricultural growth
Published 21.10.22
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When agriculture drives development: Lessons from the Green Revolution
Investments in agricultural technology have substantially improved living standards in the poorest places on our planet over the past half century
Published 06.09.21
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Measuring living standards in African cities and rural areas
It’s no wonder that people are moving to cities. Urban areas offer better amenities and, on average, pay higher wages than rural areas.
Published 02.10.17
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Urbanisation with and without industrialisation
Resource-exporting countries urbanise without acquiring the industrial sectors typically associated with development
Published 09.03.16