A. Nilesh Fernando

Hello, I’m an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Notre Dame, and a faculty affiliate at the Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT.

I’m an applied microeconomist with interests in development and labor economics. My research focuses on labor market frictions and agricultural technology adoption in South Asia and has been covered by the The Hindu, The Financial Times, Mint, Dawn, Harvard Business Review, ExBulletin and VoxDevTalks (Podcast)

I completed my Ph.D. at Harvard University and my undergraduate studies at Hampshire College. My CV is available here.