

Rachel Glennerster
Associate Professor, University of Chicago
Rachel Glennerster is an Associate Professor at the University of Chicago.
Previously, Rachel was Chief Economist for the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and prior to that, Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). She also sat on DFID’s Independent Advisory Committee on Development Impact, and was the Lead Academic for IGC Sierra Leone. She also worked on debt relief and the reform of the international monetary system at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and financial regulation at the Harvard Institute for International Development and the UK Treasury. In the mid-1990s, she was part of the UK delegation to the IMF and World Bank. She has a PhD in economics from Birkbeck College, University of London, and is a coauthor of Strong Medicine: Creating Incentives for Pharmaceutical Research on Neglected Diseases. Personal Website: http://runningres.com
Recent work by Rachel Glennerster
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Policies to improve global learning
What does recent evidence tell us are “Smart Buys” for improving learning in low- and middle-income countries?
Published 05.07.23
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The lifesaving benefits of convenient infrastructure: Evidence from Bangladesh
Physical proximity to pathogen-free water sources reduces child and adult mortality
Published 05.12.22
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Mass media meets motherhood: Increasing contraception uptake in Burkina Faso
A high-quality intensive family planning radio campaign increased contraception uptake by 20%
Published 10.09.21
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The economics of child marriage
Empowerment programmes improve adolescent girls’ educational and labour market outcomes; financial incentives are effective in reducing child marriage
Published 09.09.20
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Achieving meaningful impact through aid
Collaborating with local partners and responding to country needs are essential for aid to be effective
Published 18.07.18
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Evidence to practice: Building relationships is crucial
Rachel Glennerster, Chief Economist at DFID, discusses the importance of building relationships to ensure evidence is translated into policy.*
Published 03.06.18
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Improving democratic accountability in Sierra Leone
A study evaluates the influence watching electoral debates has on voter behaviour and finds that it contributes to political accountability
Published 26.06.17
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Video | Improving democratic accountability in Sierra Leone
In this video, Rachel Glennerster talks about the upcoming elections in Sierra Leone, and the role ethnicity and access to information play in determining voter behaviour.
Published 20.06.17