Michael Kremer — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the 2019 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.
Serves as University Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and Director of the Development Innovation Lab.
Co-founded the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) and WorldTeach.
Scientific Director of Development Innovation Ventures, a program of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Holds a PhD in Economics from Harvard University (1992), where his dissertation focused on long-run economic growth.
Member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Biography

Michael Robert Kremer is an American development economist, currently serving as University Professor in Economics at the University of Chicago and Director of the Development Innovation Lab at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics. In 2019, he was jointly awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, alongside Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, for their experimental approach to alleviating global poverty.