Chris Blattman
Also known as Christopher Blattman
University of Chicago economist who studies conflict and crime; wrote Why We Fight.
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- Christopher Blattman is a Canadian-American economist and political scientist who works on conflict, crime and international development.
- He is the Ramalee E.
- Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies at the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy.
- His field experiments found that poor young people given cash tend to invest it in small businesses.
- He wrote Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace (2022).
Key facts
- Position
- Ramalee E. Pearson Professor of Global Conflict Studies, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago1
- Before
- Center for Global Development (2007 to 2008); Yale (2008 to 2012); Columbia (2012 to 2016)1
- Education
- BA in economics, University of Waterloo; MPA/ID, Harvard Kennedy School; PhD in economics, UC Berkeley1
- Book
- Why We Fight: The Roots of War and the Paths to Peace (Viking, 2022)1
- Affiliations
- NBER research associate; Center for Global Development non-resident fellow; academic lead, J-PAL Crime and Violence1
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