Jason Kerwin currently an Associate Professor of Economics and a Brimmer Distinguished Scholar in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington and an Affiliated Professor at J-PAL.

He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan, where he was also an Economic Demography Trainee at Michigan’s Population Studies Center. His research focuses on understanding the choices people in developing countries make about health, education, employment, and savings. He has done fieldwork in Malawi, Uganda, and India.

Jason Kerwin joined IZA as a Research Fellow in April 2023.