Christopher Udry

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Chris Udry

Christopher Udry

King Professor of Economics

Northwestern University

Bio Info

Christopher Udry is a Scientific Advisor for IPA's Social Protection Program and Ghana country office. He is the King Professor of Economics and the co-director of the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University.  is a development economist whose research focuses on rural economic activity in sub-Saharan Africa. His current research examines technological change, risk and financial markets, gender and households, property rights, psychological well-being and economic decision-making and a variety of other aspects of rural economic organization. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Board Member of Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and a research associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

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Christopher
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Udry
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Christopher Udry is the King Professor of Economics and the co-director of the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University.
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King Professor of Economics and Co-Director, Global Poverty Research Lab