- Associate Professor
Biography
Shanthi Manian is a development economist and an Assistant Professor at Washington State University. She uses randomized controlled trials, lab-in-the-field experiments, and natural experiments to study intersections of global health, gender, and development. She has particularly focused on the health decisions of vulnerable women, gender discrimination in developing country labor markets, and cognitive constraints among the poor. She has previous or ongoing experiments in Ethiopia, Kenya, the Philippines, Senegal and Uganda.
Affiliate and Adjunct Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Paul G. Allen School for Global Health, Washington State University
- Faculty Affiliate, Center for Effective Global Action
Education
- PhD, UC San Diego, 2017
- MA, UC San Diego, 2014
- BSFS, Georgetown University, 2006
Research Interests
- Development Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Global Health