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Andrew Dillon is a development economist whose research focuses on how improving productivity increases welfare in developing countries and the methods and measures that establish these causal relationships. His current research focuses on market organization in developing countries and productivity-enhancing investments that households may make in health and nutrition, new agricultural technologies, and education. Ongoing projects are currently being implemented with government, private sector firms, and NGOs in Burkina Faso, Mali and Nigeria.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Applied Economics and Management, PhD, Cornell University
… → 2008
Applied Economics and Management, MA, Cornell University
… → 2007
BA, Economics, University of Virginia
… → 1999
Political and Social Thought, BA, University of Virginia
… → 1999
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KABIR BANERJEE PREDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AGREEMENT - Govind Gupta
Dillon, A. (PD/PI) & Karlan, D. (PD/PI)
10/1/23 → 10/1/25
Project: Research project
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Introduction to the journal of development economics special issue on methods and measurement
Beegle, K., Dillon, A., Karlan, D. & Udry, C., Sep 2024, In: Journal of Development Economics. 170, 103303.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Respondent biases in agricultural household surveys
Dillon, A. & Mensah, E., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Development Economics. 166, 103198.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Agricultural data collection to minimize measurement error and maximize coverage
Carletto, C., Dillon, A. & Zezza, A., Jan 2021, Handbook of Agricultural Economics. Barrett, C. B. (ed.). Elsevier B.V., p. 4407-4480 74 p. (Handbook of Agricultural Economics; vol. 5).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
Open Access13 Scopus citations -
Health Information, Treatment, and Worker Productivity
Dillon, A., Friedman, J. & Serneels, P., Apr 1 2021, In: Journal of the European Economic Association. 19, 2, p. 1077-1115 39 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
8 Scopus citations -
Productivity and Health: Physical Activity as a Measure of Effort
Akogun, O., Dillon, A., Friedman, J., Prasann, A. & Serneels, P., Oct 1 2021, In: World Bank Economic Review. 35, 3, p. 652-680 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access4 Scopus citations
Datasets
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Diffusion of Agricultural Information Within Social Networks: Evidence on Gender Inequalities from Mali
Beaman, L. (Creator) & Dillon, A. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/lzkxdk, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/LZKXDK
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Productivity and Health: Alternative Productivity Measures using Physical Activity
Dillon, A. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/q023hf, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/Q023HF
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Pesticides: What you don't know can hurt you
Goeb, J. (Creator), Dillon, A. (Creator), Lupi, F. (Creator) & Tschirley, D. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/mvwz9h, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/MVWZ9H
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Health Information, Treatment, and Worker Productivity
Dillon, A. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/ftnswn, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/FTNSWN
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