Dean Karlan is an American development economist and social entrepreneur. He is the Frederic Esser Nemmers Distinguished Professor of Economics and Finance at Northwestern University where, alongside Christopher Udry, he co-directs the Global Poverty Research Lab at the Kellogg School of Management. Karlan served as the chief economist at the United States Agency for International Development from November 15, 2022, until his resignation on February 25, 2025. .. more
Affiliated with Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Kellogg's (Canada); National Bureau of Economic Research; Centre for Economic Policy Research; Yale University. Research areas: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare