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Ameet Morjaria

Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences

Associate Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences

Portrait of Ameet Morjaria, Faculty at the Kellogg School of Management

Ameet Morjaria is an Associate Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences. He joined the Kellogg faculty in 2015. Prior to joining Kellogg, he was a Junior Scholar at the Harvard Academy's Weatherhead Centre for International Affairs and a Giorgio Ruffolo Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Sustainability Science Program at the Centre for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School. He completed his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. His research interests are in economic development, organizational economics, and political economy. His affiliation include the NBER (DEVO and PIE), CEPR (DEVO, IO, PE and OE), BREAD, CESifo, IGC, Pan-African Research Council, and the Research Network on Sustainable Global Supply Chains.

About Ameet
Research interests
  • Economic Development
  • Organizational Economics
  • Political Economy
  • PhD, 2010, Economics, London School of Economics
    MRes, 2005, Economics, London School of Economics
    BSc, 2002, Econometrics & Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics, First Class Honours
  • Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences, MEDS, Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, 2015-2019
    Academy Scholar, Harvard University, WCFIA, 2011-2012, 2014-2015
    Visiting Associate, Economics and STICERD, London School of Economics, 2013-2014
    Giorgio Ruffolo Sustainable Science Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, 2010-2011
  • Young Professional, World Bank, 2012-2014
    Strategy Consultant, Kaiser Associates, 2008
    Analyst, Deutsche Bank, 2002-2003
    Summer Analyst, Deutsche Bank, 2001
    Summer Analyst, Credit Suisse First Boston, 2001
  • Azrieli Global Scholar, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, 3 years
    EDI RA4 Research Grant: Mergers & Acquisitions in Rwanda, DFID
    IGC Country Award: Understanding Constraints to Value Addition in the Ugandan Coffee Sector, International Growth Centre
    IGC Country Award: Doing Business in Dangerous Places - Insights from Southern Sudan Beverages Ltd, International Growth Centre
    Harvard Junior Academy Scholar, Harvard University, 2014-2015 and 2011-2012
    IGC Research Award: Competition and Efficiency in the Rwanda Coffee Value Chain, International Growth Centre, 2010-2012
    Giorgio Ruffolo Science Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School, 2010-2012
    iiG-CSAE, Oxford, 2008-2010
    Athletic Union Full Colors Award, London School of Economics, 2006-2010
    C J Modi - KR Narayanan Fellowship, London School of Economics, 2009-2010
    Tutorial Fellowship Award, London School of Economics, 2007-2010
    Full Scholarship for MRes and Ph.D., Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), 2005-2010
    CK Hobson Award, London School of Economics, 2003-2004
    Reeves Foundation Award, London School of Economics, 1999-2002

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