NBER profile: Edward Miguel.

Edward (Ted) Miguel is a Research Associate in the NBER's Programs on Political Economy and Education. He is also a professor of economics and director of the Center of Evaluation for Global Action at the University of California, Berkeley, where he has taught since 2000.

Born in New York City and raised in New Jersey, he earned B.S. degrees in both Economics and Mathematics from MIT and received a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow. His main research focus is African economic development, including work on the economic causes and consequences of violence; the impact of ethnic divisions on local collective action; and interactions between health, education, and productivity for the poor. He has conducted field work in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and India.

Miguel and NBER Research Associate Ray Fisman are...