Jessica Goldberg is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Maryland, an Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and a Non Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. Her research interests are in development and labor economics. Currently, she is working on field experiments about credit and savings in Malawi and Rwanda, the effect of social pressure on consumption and savings in Malawi and Uganda, and the role of social networks in outreach to treat communicable disease in India.

Areas of Interest

  • Development
  • Labor
Personal Website
Jessica Goldberg's website

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    PhD
    Degree Details
    Economics and Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2011
  • Degree Type
    MPA
    Degree Details
    Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, 2005
  • Degree Type
    BA
    Degree Details
    Economics and Political Science, Stanford University, 2001
Course Name Course Title Semester Syllabus
ECON616 Economic Development II Fall 2024
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Fall 2024
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Spring 2024
ECON417 Estimating Policy and Program Impact Spring 2024
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Fall 2023
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Spring 2023
ECON417 Estimating Policy and Program Impact Spring 2023
ECON616 Economic Development II Fall 2022 Syllabus
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Fall 2022
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Spring 2022
ECON417 Estimating Policy and Program Impact Spring 2022
ECON616 Economic Development II Fall 2021
ECON878 Workshop in Labor Economics Fall 2021
ECON417 Estimating Policy and Program Impact Spring 2021

Former Students

  • Tara Kaul
    Evaluation Specialist, 3ie
  • Giordano Palloni
    Associate Research Fellow, IFPRI
Jessica Goldberg
3115C Tydings Hall
Department of Economics
Phone
(301) 405-3559
Email
jagold [at] umd.edu