
Dr Erlend Berg
PhD (LSE)
Expertise
My main research interests are in social protection, insurance and policy evaluation in developing countries. Several of my projects involve randomised-controlled trials and field experiments.
Current positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Economics
Contact
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Projects and supervisions
Research projects
8035 EPSRC GLOBAL CHALLENGES 2016
Principal Investigator
Role
Co-Investigator
Managing organisational unit
Department of Civil EngineeringDates
01/08/2016 to 31/03/2017
Thesis supervisions
Essays in development economics
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
01/10/2024Cellfare
IDS Bulletin
Pushing Welfare
Economic Development and Cultural Change
Risk Sharing and the Demand for Insurance: Theory and Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Can public works increase equilibrium wages? Evidence from India's National Rural Employment Guarantee
World Development
Does participation lead to ongoing infrastructure maintenance? Evidence from Caribbean landslide mitigation projects
Journal of Development Studies