Michael Kremer

2019 Nobel Prize in Economics | Director of the Development Innovation Lab and University Professor of the Economics and Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago
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Michael Kremer is the 2019 co-recipient of the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Currently, Michael is director of the new Development Innovation Lab as well as University Professor of the Economics and Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago.

He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and a Presidential Faculty Fellowship, and was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.

Kremer’s recent research examines education, health, water, and agriculture in developing countries. He has been named as one of Scientific American’s 50 researchers of the year, and has won awards for his work on health economics, agricultural economics, and on Latin America. He helped develop the advance market commitment (AMC) for vaccines to stimulate private investment in vaccine research and the distribution of vaccines for diseases in the developing world.

In the fall of 2010 he became the founding Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) at USAID. Dr. Kremer received his PhD in Economics from Harvard University. He is a member of the board of Precision Agriculture for Development.

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Throwing Good Money After Good
Project Syndicate
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How Michael Kremer is transforming global research in development economies
UChicago News
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Theory in practice
UChicago Magazine
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The Disastrous Neglect of Neglected Tropical Diseases
Project Syndicate
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The Economics of Vaccine Development and Distribution
NBER
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Economists as Founders
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