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Tavneet Suri is the Louis E. Seley Professor of Applied Economics and a Professor of Applied Economics at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Her expertise is in the role of technology in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Tavneet is an editor at the Review of Economics and Statistics; Co-Chair of the Agricultural Technology Adoption Initiative at J-PAL; Co-Chair of the Digital Identification and Finance Initiative at J-PAL Africa; a member of the Executive Committee at J-PAL; and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

She holds a BA in economics from Cambridge University, UK, and an MA in International and Development Economics (IDE) and a PhD in economics, both from Yale University.

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MIT Graduate Student Council honors Suri

May 8, 2024

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"Credit Access, Selection, and Incentives in a Market for Asset-Collateralized Loans: Evidence From Kenya."

Jack, William, Michael Kremer, Joost de Laat, and Tavneet Suri. The Review of Economic Studies Vol. 90, No. 6 (2023): 3153-3185.

"Agricultural Technology in Africa."

Suri, Tavneet and Christopher Udry. Journal of Economic Perspectives Vol. 36, No. 1 (2022): 33-56.

"Fintech and Household Resilience to Shocks: Evidence from Digital Loans in Kenya."

Suri, Tavneet, Prashant Bharadwaj, and William Jack. Journal of Development Economics Vol. 153, (2021).

"Voter Mobilisation and Trust in Electoral Institutions: Evidence from Kenya."

Marx, Benjamin, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri. The Economic Journal Vol. 131, No. 638 (2021): 2585–2612.

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Creating a More Inclusive Global Movement

Professors Tavneet Suri and Esther Duflo recently participated in a fireside chat at the MIT Sloan Women’s Conference.

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How 75 cents a day helped Kenyans weather bad times

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