Marlous de Milliano

I am a recent Ph.D. graduate of the department of Public Policy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My research focus is on applied microeconomics and human capital development, and I am interested in various topics such as poverty alleviation, health and early childhood development in low- and middle income countries. In my job market paper I analyze the relationship between height-for-age, school readiness and school attendance in Zambia. In my other dissertation papers I examine the impact of unconditional cash transfer programs on social support coming from family, friends and community members in Ghana and Malawi.

Prior to starting my Ph.D. I worked as a social and economic policy researcher for UNICEF, where I worked on issues regarding child poverty and social protection. Throughout my Ph.D. I was part of the Transfer Project team, a research initiative conducting impact evaluations and related research on social cash transfer programs, and I was a predoctoral trainee at the Carolina Population Center. You can find a copy of my CV here.

From June 2020 I will work as an Economic Researcher at the International research and evaluation division of the American Institutes for Research.