Andrew Dillon
Research Associate Professor of Development Economics
Director of Research Methods Cluster in the Global Poverty Research Lab (GPRL)
Andrew Dillon is a development economist whose research focuses on how improving productivity increases welfare in LMIC countries and the methods and measures that establish these causal relationships. His current research focuses on market organization in developing countries and productivity-enhancing investments that households may make in health and nutrition, new agricultural technologies, and education. Ongoing projects are currently being implemented with government, private sector firms, and NGOs in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Mali and Nigeria.
- My current research focuses on market organization in low income and middle income countries and productivity-enhancing investments that households may make in health and nutrition
- new agricultural technologies
- and education. Ongoing projects are currently being implemented with government
- private sector firms
- and NGOs in Burkina Faso
- Mali and Nigeria. In the past year
- I have begun scaling an innovation produced from my recent research on how to make markets in low income countries for agricultural inputs. The innovation
- village input fairs
- has won two rounds of incubation awards from the Global Development Incubator
- a leading international social impact focused incubator.
- I am interested in teaching and developing curriculum for Kellogg in the social impact space
- specifically applying impact analytics to the design
- strategic decision-making and evaluation of impact investments.
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B.A., 1999, Political and Social Thought, University of Virginia, Distinguished Majors Program
B.A., 1999, Economics, University of Virginia
Ph.D., 2008, Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University
Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) (INTLX-473-0)
All FT GIM classes will hold a final, mandatory class session. Please refer to each class's syllabi for the date and time.
Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) is an international experiential learning course designed to provide students with an introduction to the unique business opportunities, management practices and market dynamics of a specific region or global industry. The course combines in-class lectures, reading discussions and case studies during the winter quarter with ten days of international field research over spring break. Immersed in the culture and language of their host countries, students will have the opportunity to meet with local business and government leaders, conduct interviews and collect data for their group research projects, and experience some of the unique social and cultural facets of the region. Final presentations and written research reports are due in spring quarter after completion of the overseas portion of the class. Each class section is taught by a faculty member with deep knowledge of the region or industry and supported by an advisor from the Kellogg staff who assists students in planning the field experience. Students are financially responsible for their travel costs, and financial aid is available to those who qualify.
Climate Impacts (SSIM-960-5)
A grand challenge is the impact that climate will have on business and society. Much discourse, rightly so, has focused on how business might become more sustainable. This class focuses on climate impacts on society. By understanding climate impacts on society, global business leaders might better understand the tradeoffs between private and social costs. This course is designed for students that will make decisions at firms, advise clients, or make investment decisions for impact, private equity or philanthropic investments who will want to assess climate impacts on human populations. Such leaders need to have a framework to analyze potential impacts and costs of programs, policies and investments that may mitigate or help populations adapt to climate change. The course will help students analyze the returns to climate programs and investments to understand what works, why, and for whom. We will then apply the mitigation and adaptation frameworks to cases including natural disasters, water, migration, health, and food security. Cases will be analyzed from the perspective of firms, governments, international organizations and communities to better understand when these stakeholders will (or won’t) have incentives to invest to mitigate or facilitate adaptation to climate impacts on human populations.
Quantifying Social Return: Tools for Impact, Corporate and Nonprofit Investments (SSIM-948-0)
Social impact investments and corporate social responsibility outreach are often well intentioned, but their returns to the investor or targeted group may be variable, particularly in international contexts. This course develops an understanding of quantitative methods to measure social impact motivated by the particular challenges inherent in quantifying impact in a socio-economic setting. We will use previous studies to better understand what works and why, but also how impact was measured across different types of social investments.
Field Study (SSIM-498-0)
Global Initiatives in Mgmt GIM (INTL-473-20)
Spring Session
Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) (INTL-473-0)
All FT GIM classes will hold a final, mandatory class session. Please refer to each class's syllabi for the date and time.
Global Initiatives in Management (GIM) is an international experiential learning course designed to provide students with an introduction to the unique business opportunities, management practices and market dynamics of a specific region or global industry. The course combines in-class lectures, reading discussions and case studies during the winter quarter with ten days of international field research over spring break. Immersed in the culture and language of their host countries, students will have the opportunity to meet with local business and government leaders, conduct interviews and collect data for their group research projects, and experience some of the unique social and cultural facets of the region. Final presentations and written research reports are due in spring quarter after completion of the overseas portion of the class. Each class section is taught by a faculty member with deep knowledge of the region or industry and supported by an advisor from the Kellogg staff who assists students in planning the field experience. Students are financially responsible for their travel costs, and financial aid is available to those who qualify.
