Ruby (Xuru) Peng is a recent graduate from Dartmouth College and an incoming first year Master student of the International and Development Economics program at Yale University. As an undergrad, she studied Geography and Economics and was interested in …

Hailing from Nanjing, China, Yadi Piao is an M.A. student in the International and Development Economics program. She received her B.A. in Social Sciences from Waseda University, Japan, during which she spent one year as a visiting student at Yale …

Yucen Wei is an IDE student at Yale University. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin—Madison with a B.A. degree and two majors in mathematics and economics. She received Dean’s List recognition for four consecutive semesters due to her good …

Henri Cornec is a Tobin Center / Economics Pre-Doctoral Fellow working for William K. Lanman Professor of Economcis and Management Tony Smith. Before starting his work at the program, Henri completed his studies at Yale College with a B.A in Economics. …

Alistair Pyle is a student for the M.A. International Development Economics (IDE) programme at Yale. He holds a BCom and BCom Honours ( cum laude)  from Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Alistair has previously interned at FTI Consulting advising on …

Originally from Chennai, India, Nikhilla is an IDE student at the Department of Economics. Prior to Yale, she worked with the Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS)- a not for profit for over a year. At CEGIS she was a part of the team …

Emma (Qinyue) Shen is pursuing a master’s degree in the International and Development Economics program at Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. She received a B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Cornell University. Emma’s research interests include …

Sunteng Yu is an M.A. student in the IDE program, whose research interests include development economics and political economy. Originally from China, he has an abiding passion for East Asian countries’ economic modernization, exploring topics like the …

Born and raised in Italy, Andrea De Berardinis is a Master in International and Development Economics (IDE) candidate. He graduated summa cum laude both from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa as a honors student in Economics and from University …

Soumya Agrawal is a graduate student joining the Master's in International and Development Economics program at Yale University. She has completed her undergrad in Economics from Miranda House, University of Delhi, India. She is passionate about …

Professor Kovács studies how socially structured information such as categories, awards, online reviews, and social networks shape audiences’ perceptions and evaluations in creative domains such as music, literature, dining, or technology.  Focusing on …

Zachary Liscow is an economist and a lawyer. He is a Professor of Law at Yale Law School, on leave for for the 2022–23 academic year while serving as the Chief Economist at the federal Office of Management and Budget. His two main research interests are …