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contact: fannan@berkeley.edu

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assistant professor of economics, uc berkeley (are department) 


faculty research fellownational bureau of economic research (nber)


assistant professor of economics, risk, and insurance (2018-2022), georgia state university (j. mack robinson college of business)


scientific lead and co-chair (2021-)

bill & melinda gates foundation (bmgf)  research initiative on retail finance distribution in LMICs at isser,  retail finance distribution (refind) research initiative, isser 


research: development economics -- with a focus on digital financial markets, public distribution programs, insurance markets, and firms.


education: ph.d. (2012-2018), m.phil., m.a. columbia university in the city of new york

dissertation: economics of contracts and risks

advisor: prof bernard salani