Jovin is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, USA, and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Minnesota Population Center (MPC). He is co-advised by Prof. Marc F. Bellemare and Prof. Paul W. Glewwe. Currently, Jovin is working at the World Bank's Development Impact Evaluation Department (DIME) in Washington DC, USA as a Ph.D. Robert S. McNamara Fellow. He is also a Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Scholar at the University of Chicago, a Jean D. Kinsey Endowed Fellow, and a Mary A. and Robert B. Litterman Endowed Fellow. Jovin began the Applied Economics Graduate Program after working for the Impact Evaluation Lab at the Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) and the Environment for Development Tanzania (EfDT), University of Dar es Salaam, and remains associated with those research institutions.
Jovin’s primary research lies at the intersection of agricultural and environmental economics, focusing on micro-econometrics and high-resolution satellite imagery to understand agricultural input price shocks and deforestation. Also, his secondary research lies in education economics working with Paul W. Glewwe on using randomized field experiments to investigate economic questions focusing on teaching quality in the United States.
Originally, Jovin is from Rombo, Kilimanjaro region home to Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest mountain. He received his Bachelor's in Economics from Ardhi University and a Master's in Economics from the University of Dar es Salaam. Apart from academics, Jovin is a FC Bayern München fan.
Website pages
Minnesota Population Center (MPC) Webpage
Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago Webpage