Research/Areas of Interest
My research relates to labor markets and poverty dynamics in developing countries, and to program evaluation.
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Julie Schaffner
Adjunct Professor of Development Economics
Contact Information
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(781) 572-5142
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160 Packard Avenue
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Education
- BA, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States, 1981
- PhD, Yale University, New Haven, United States, 1986
Biography
Julie Schaffner is Adjunct Professor of Development Economics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and the author of "Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis," (Wiley, 2014). Her research relates to education, labor markets and poverty dynamics in developing countries, and to program evaluation. Her teaching emphasizes the skills required for rigorous, evidence-based work in poverty reduction and development. In 2008 and 2016, she received The Fletcher School's James L. Paddock Teaching Award. Before coming to Fletcher, she served as Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, and Deputy Director of the Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform, at Stanford University. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University.
Selected Publications
Schaffner, J., Glewwe, P., & Sharma, U. (2025). Why Programs Fail: Lessons for Improving Public Service Quality from a Mixed-Methods Evaluation of an Unsuccessful Teacher Training Program in Nepal.. The World Bank economic review, 39(2), 473-496. doi:10.1093/wber/lhae028
Schaffner, J., Sharma, U., & Glewwe, P. (2024). Federalism in Nepal: Early Implications for School Governance. In T. Saeed, R. Iyengar, M. A. Witenstein, & E. J. Byker (Eds.), Exploring Education and Democratization in South Asia: Research, Policy, and Practice. Palgrave Macmillan. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-47798-0_7
Schaffner, J. (2013). Development Economics: Theory, Empirical Research, and Policy Analysis. Wiley Global Education.