Prachi Jain
Associate Professor of Economics
Biography
Education
University of Michigan
Ph.D.
Economics
2016
University of Michigan
M.A.
Economics
2013
University of California, Berkeley
B.A.
Economics
2010
Highest Honors in Economics
Social
Areas of Expertise
Accomplishments
BCLA-StudyLA Faculty Research Fellowship
Loyola Marymount University, 2019
Rackham One Term Dissertation Fellowship
University of Michigan
Nominated by the Department of Economics for University's "Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award"
University of Michigan, 2015
Rackham Merit Fellowship
University of Michigan, 2010-11 and 2013-15
Letter of Commendation for Excellent Teaching in the Department of Economics
University of Michigan, 2013
Phi Beta Kappa
University of California, Berkeley, 2010
Affiliations
- Research Affiliate, Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, Nairobi, Kenya
Links
Languages
- English (native)
- Spanish (intermediate)
- Hindi (basic)
Event Appearances
Los Angeles Experiments Workshop (LAX)
University of Southern California 2023
University California Irvine
Guest Lecturer 2023
Economic Science Association North America Meeting
Santa Barbara, CA 2022
Loyola Marymount University
Lecturer 2022
African Evidence Summit
Kigali, Rwanda 2022
UCLA
Guest Lecturer 2022
Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries, Economic Science Association North American Meeting
Tucson, AZ 2021
Western Economic Association International Annual Conference, Liberal Arts College Behavioral and Experimental Workshop
University of Pennsylvania 2021
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Invited Speaker 2021
Pacific Conference for Development Economics
University of California San Diego 2021
University of Southern Californai
Guest Lecturer 2021
Swarthmore College
Guest Lecturer 2021
University of San Francisco
Invited Speaker 2020
Pacific Conference for Development Economics
University of Southern California 2019
Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries
UC Berkeley 2019
Liberal Arts Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop
Colorado College 2019
Economic Science Association North American Meeting
Loyola Marymount University 2019
Smith College
Invited Speaker 2019
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Invited Speaker 2019
Claremont Graduate University
Invited Speaker 2019
Pacific Conference for Development Economics
UC Davis 2018
Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Conference
University of San Francisco 2018
Loyola Marymount University
Invited Speaker 2017
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Please see CV for a complete list of event appearances.
Research Grants
BCLA-Global Policy Institute Summer Research Fellowship
Loyola Marymount University
2023
Center for Effective Global Action
Digital Credit Observatory
2022
BCLA Faculty Research and Writing Grant
Loyola Marymount University
2022
BCLA College Fellowship
Loyola Marymount University
2021
BCLA-Study LA Faculty Research Fellowship
Loyola Marymount University
2019
BCLA Research Expense Account
Loyola Marymount University
2019
BCLA Faculty Research and Writing Grant
Loyola Marymount University
2018
Dickstein Graduate Research Award
Department of Economics and the Jordan and Kim Dickstein Department of Economics African Initiative Fund, University of Michigan
2015
Michigan Institute for Teaching and Research (MITRE
Department of Economics, University of Michigan
2015
Michigan Institute for Teaching and Research (CIBER)/Global Initiatives
University of MIchigan
2015
Riecker Graduate Student Research Grant from the Center of Education of Women
University of Michigan
2015
Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant
University of Michigan
2014
Courses
Econometrics
ECON 3300
Economic Development
ECON 4740
Global Poverty
ECON 3750
Articles
JUST VENMO ME: Does form of payment affect risk taking and intertemporal choice?
Journal of the Economic Science AssociationHoel, Jessica B., Jain, Prachi, Galaty, Bridget
2022, 8:16-33
Are informal transfers driven by strategic risk-sharing or fairness? Evidence from an experiment in Kenya.
Journal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationJain, Prachi and Lay, Margaret J.
2021, 191:186-196
Stress May Increase Choice of Sooner Outcomes, But Not Temporal Discounting.
Journal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationHaushofer, Johannes, Jain, Prachi, Musau, Abednego, Ndetei, David
2021, 183: 377-396
Imperfect Monitoring and Informal Insurance: The Role of Social Ties.
Journal of Economic Behavior and OrganizationJain, Prachi
2020, 180:241-256
Measuring self-efficacy, executive function, and temporal discounting in Kenya
Behaviour Research and Therapywith Kristina Esopo, Daniel Mellow, Catherine Thomas, Hannah Uckat, Justin Abraham, Chaning Jang, Nicholas Otis, Michala Riis-Vestergaard, Amanda Starcev, Kate Orkin and Johannes Haushofer
2018, 101: 30-45.
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Please see CVfor a complete listing of articles.
