Morgan Hardy

Morgan Hardy is a development economist whose research focuses broadly on private enterprise development and employment in low-income countries. Her research has employed a variety of experimental and applied methods, using originally collected data from Africa. She has active field projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, and Nigeria, on topics including combatting youth unemployment, improving small business profits, community-level impacts of industrialization, gender pay inequality, and the dynamics of small business owner networks.

Education:

• Ph.D.Economics, Brown University, 2016
• M.A.Economics, Brown University, 2011
• B.A.Mathematics and Philosophy & Economics, Columbia University, 2008

Research Areas:

Development economics; Firms; Labor markets; Social networks

Courses Taught

• ECON-UH 1410J Research Design, Fieldwork, and Data Analysis for Development Economics
• ECON-UH 4020 Capstone Seminar
• ECON-UH 4099 Capstone Project

Research Appointments, Honors, And Awards

• The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, 2021–present
• Hazeltine Dissertation Fellowship for Graduate Research in Entrepreneurship, 2015-2016
• Hewlett Foundation/IIE Dissertation Fellowship, 2013-2015
• Integrative Graduate Education & Research Traineeship, National Science Foundation ,2011-2013