

Jonathan Robinson
Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Jonathan Robinson is a professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research focus is development economics, with a particular emphasis on Sub-Saharan Africa. His main research areas are financial inclusion and agriculture. Jonathan received his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University in 2007 and his S.B. in Economics and Political Science from MIT in 2001. He is a research affiliate of BREAD, CEGA, IPA, JPAL and the NBER, and is co-director of the Digital Credit Observatory at CEGA.
Recent work by Jonathan Robinson
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The challenge of measuring intimate partner violence via self-interviewing
Self-interviewing survey techniques substantially increase reported levels of intimate partner violence, but this may be driven by respondents’ misunderstanding
Published 21.07.23
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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
Published 22.05.23
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The impact of multiple savings accounts on microentrepreneurs in Malawi
Improving access to saving tools helps urban Malawian microentrepreneurs save and adjust labour supply decisions
Published 09.03.23
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The impact of digital credit in low-income countries
Digital credit does not appear to systematically improve lives, while the lack of transparency raises serious concerns about predatory lending
Published 10.06.22