Julie Schaffner

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.

Research/Areas of Interest:

My research relates to labor markets and poverty dynamics in developing countries, and to program evaluation.

Education

• BA, University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, United States, 1981
• PhD, Yale University, New Haven, United States, 1986

Tufts University Appointments

• Adjunct Professor
  Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1 Jul 2022 - present
• Visiting Associate Professor
  Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1 Sep 2002 - 1 Jul 2022
• Adjunct Associate Professor
  Tufts University, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, 1 Sep 1999 - 31 May 2002

Academic Positions

• Senior Research Scholar and Deputy Director
  Stanford University, Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform, United States 1 Sep 1997 - 31 Aug 1998
• Assistant Professor and Lecturer
  Stanford University, Department of Economics, United States 1 Sep 1986 - 31 Aug 1999
• Lecturer
  Boston University, Department of Economics, United States 1 Jan 2000 - 31 May 2002