Michael Kremer

Michael Kremer is a prominent American economist, born in 1964, who has made significant contributions to the field of development economics. He currently holds the position of university professor in economics at the University of Chicago, where he also serves as the director of the Development Innovation Lab at the Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics. Prior to his current role, Kremer was affiliated with Harvard University, where he held the title of Gates Professor of Developing Societies from 2003 to 2020.

Kremer's work has been widely recognized, and in 2019, he was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, an honor he shared with Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee. The Nobel Prize committee acknowledged their pioneering use of experimental approaches to address global poverty, highlighting the impact of their research on the development of effective solutions to alleviate poverty worldwide. Through his research and academic endeavors, Kremer continues to play a leading role in shaping the field of development economics and informing policies aimed at improving the lives of people in developing societies.