Averi Chakrabarti

I am a Development Economist at the American Institutes for Research (AIR). In my projects, I use quantitative research methods to explore topics related to health, gender, social protection and financial inclusion in low- and middle-income countries. My recent papers have examined the impacts of cash transfer programs on women and children in sub-Saharan Africa, trends in child immunizations in India during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the infant mortality costs of deforestation-induced malaria in Indonesia, among other topics. 

Before coming to AIR, I completed postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania. I received my Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.