International Development
The research field of international development is broad, yet the concept that societies and countries have differing levels of ‘development’ remains constant across all definitions. Gordon McCord, professor and director of the Certificate in Spatial Analysis program, focuses much of his research on sustainable development and works at the intersection of development economics, public health and the environment. His research uses spatial data and analysis to explore topics such as the evolving role of geography in economic development, the burden of infectious diseases such as malaria and hookworm in a changing climate, the impact of agricultural technology diffusion and the spatial patterns of violent conflict.
In the News
Cash Transfers More Effective than Workforce Training in Improving Lives of Rwandans
Sept. 10, 2020 | By Christine Clark | UC San Diego News
Study compared the efficacy of the workforce-training program to simply disbursing the cost of the same program directly to beneficiaries
Untangling the relationship between democracy and education
Sept. 17, 2019 | GPS News
Agustina Paglayan’s study “Democracy and Educational Expansion: Evidence from 200 Years,” is awarded Best Comparative Policy Paper award by the American Political Science Association
Education and human capital redefined
Sept. 28, 2018 | GPS News
Meet GPS’s new assistant professor, Agustina Paglayan, who works to improve the quality and equity of education systems, in both developing and developed countries alike
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Jennifer Burney
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: climate impacts and adaptation, food-energy-water systems, food and nutrition security, land use, economic development
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Rafael Fernández de Castro
Professor; Director, Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies
Research fields: U.S.-Mexico relations, foreign policy, immigration and security in Latin America
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Michael Davidson
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: China, electricity markets, energy policy, climate change policy
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Francisco Garfias
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: comparative political economy, state capacity, taxation, social conflict, Latin American politics, Mexican politics, econometrics
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Joshua Graff Zivin
Professor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Research Fields: environmental, public health, development, innovation economics
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Emilie Hafner-Burton
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights; Co-director, Laboratory on International Law and Regulation
Research Fields: international law and regulation, human rights, election violence, trade and investment, behavioral economics, political psychology, and social networks
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Ruixue Jia
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: China, development economics, economic history, political economy
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Gaurav Khanna
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: development economics, labor economics, applied econometrics
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Munseob Lee
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: macroeconomics, growth and development, firm dynamics, Korea
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Elizabeth Lyons
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: technology and innovation strategy, international management, organizational economics
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Gordon McCord
Assistant Teaching Professor
Research Fields: development economics, public health, environment
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Craig McIntosh
Professor; Co-director, Policy Design and Evaluation Lab
Research Fields: development economics, agricultural and resource economics, program evaluation, microeconomics, anti-poverty policies
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Lauren Prather
Assistant Professor
Research Fields: foreign policy, migration, democracy
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Krislert Samphantharak
Associate Professor and Associate Dean
Research Fields: corporate finance, economic development, family businesses, business groups in East and Southeast Asia, financial institutions in village economies, Thailand
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Center on Global Transformation
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Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Facilitating innovative research on the causes of international conflict and cooperation, this institute serves the entire UC system and is committed to educating the next generation of problem solvers and peacemakers. -
Policy Design and Evaluation Lab
Combining advanced social science methodology with the power of information technology,this lab designs policies and programs that alleviate poverty; promote health,welfare and security; and enhance accountability.
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