Dr. Alejandro Ganimian will present an Education Policy Colloquium titled: "Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India"

Dr. Alejandro Ganimian, Assistant Profesor, NYU Steinhardt, will present an Education Policy Colloquium titled: "Augmenting State Capacity for Child Development: Experimental Evidence from India." His research employs randomized controlled trials to answer questions that are of interest to both economists and psychologists studying education. His research portfolio focuses on three fundamental challenges of school systems in low- and middle-income countries, including: addressing heterogeneity in students' preparation for schooling, improving school management, and developing the skills of first-generation students and those who drop out of school. His work has been published in the American Economic Review, Review of Educational Research, World Bank Economic Review, and Comparative Education Review. His research has been featured in The Economist, Scientific American, and Education Next, among other publications.