Nouf Abushehab

Nouf is a PhD Student at the Department of Economics at Trinity College Dublin. She is also a Research Assistant to Professor Michael King and Dr. Tara Bedi for an RCT evaluating the impact of the Graduation Programme in Malawi. Previously, she worked as an Economic Policy Research Coordinator at the Economic and Social Council in Amman, Jordan. She holds a Master of Applied Science degree in Data, Economics, and Development Policy (DEDP) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); an MSc in Development Economics from City, University of London; and a BSc in Economics from SOAS, University of London. Her research interests are in Development Economics, anti-poverty interventions, education, gender, women and girls’ empowerment, and behavioral economics.

Research

Enabling Sustainable Graduation out of Poverty for the Extreme Poor in Malawi. With Dr. Michael King, Dr. Tara Bedi, Dr. Markus Goldstein and Dr. Julia Vaillant.