Princeton Economist to Discuss Boosting Human Capital in Africa

Pascaline Dupas

Pascaline Dupas

Lecture focuses on combating challenges exacerbated by changing climate

by Georgia Schaefer-Brown ’25

Pascaline Dupas, a leading development economist from Princeton University, will deliver a lecture at Dickinson College about the importance of amplifying the health, knowledge, skills and resilience of the African people. The talk, Boosting Human Capital in Africa: Why It’s Needed, and How to Get It Done, will take place on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7 p.m. in the Anita Tuvin Schlechter (ATS) Auditorium, 360 W. Louther St. The event is free and open to the public. The lecture will also be livestreamed via YouTube, and the link will be available at clarkeforum.org. 

Dupas studies the challenges facing low-income households in developing nations and conducts extensive fieldwork in areas that include education policy in Ghana. According to Dupas, an increase in human capital is key to harnessing Africa’s potential in light of issues exacerbated by climate change.

Speaking at Dickinson, Dupas will outline evidence-based policies for governments and international organizations to help support this aim and to combat world poverty. 

In addition to teaching economics and public affairs at Princeton University, Dupas is the co-president of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), a board member and affiliate of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL) and a research associate at the National Bureau for Economic Research (NBER). She has also served as the Kleinheinz Family Professor of International Studies at Stanford University. Dupas will provide the keynote address for a Department of Economics workshop on household economic issues in developing countries. 

This event is sponsored by the Clarke Forum for Contemporary Issues and co-sponsored by Dickinson’s Bechtel Leadership Fund and the college’s Departments of International Studies and Economics. For more information, visit www.clarkeforum.org or email clarkeforum@dickinson.edu.  

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Published September 9, 2024