Richard Akresh
Assistant Professor of Economics
Research Interests
Development economics
PhD
Economics, Yale University, 2004
Selected Publications
- “Heath and Civil War in Rural Burundi,” with Tom Bundervoet and Philip Verwimp, Journal of Human Resources, forthcoming.
- “Flexibility of Household Structure: Child Fostering Decisions in Burkina Faso,” IZA Discussion Paper No. 1471.
- “Civil War, Crop Failure, and Child Stunting in Rwanda,” with Tom Bundervoet and Hilip Verwimp, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4208.
- “Armed Conflict and Schooling: Evidence from the 1994 Rwandan Genocide,” with Damien de Walque, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4606.
- “Using Achievement Tests to Measure Language Assimilation and Language Bias Among Immigrant Children,” with Ilana Akresh, IZA Discussion Paper No 3532.