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Thank you to all the mentors!

The special mentoring sessions of the IZA/FCDO Online Short Course on Research Skills for Sub-Saharan Africa received an overwhelming response! Out of 208 applicants, 40 researchers based in Sub-Saharan Africa were matched with mentors who are experienced researchers in their own field. We are happy with the extremely positive feedback: 95% of the mentees wish to have another opportunity like this and would apply again, and 85% of the mentors and mentees decided to stay connected beyond this programme. We sincerely acknowledge the efforts of our mentors, 100% of them remarked that they would love to engage in such interactions again. On behalf of the mentees, we thank the mentors who devoted their time to making this programme a resounding success:

  • Sofia Amaral (ifo Institute, Munich)
  • Elizabeth Asiedu (University of Kansas)
  • Vittorio Bassi (University of Southern California)
  • Natalie Bau (University of California, Los Angeles)
  • Laura Boudreau (Columbia University)
  • Peter Brummund (University of Alabama and IZA)
  • Gharad Bryan (London School of Economics)
  • Stefano Caria (University of Warwick)
  • Tanika Chakraborty (Indian Institute of Management and IZA)
  • Bruno Crépon (CREST and IZA)
  • Taryn Dinkelman (University of Notre Dame and IZA)
  • Damir Esenaliev (International Security and Development Center and IGZ)
  • Paolo Falco (University of Copenhagen)
  • Nathan Fiala (University of Connecticut)
  • Gary S. Fields (Cornell University and IZA)
  • Günther Fink (University of Basel)
  • Simon Franklin (Queen Mary University of London)
  • Emanuela Galasso (World Bank)
  • Rob Garlick (Duke University)
  • Selim Gulesci (Trinity College, Dublin)
  • Rachel Heath (University of Washington)
  • Eric Hsu (University of California, Berkeley)
  • Asad Islam (Monash University)
  • Kelsey Jack (University of California, Santa Barbara)
  • Pamela Jakiela (Williams College and IZA)
  • Abou Kane (University Cheikh Anta Diop)
  • Caroline Krafft (St. Catherine University)
  • Rocco Macchiavello (London School of Economics)
  • Amalia Miller (University of Virginia and IZA)
  • Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale University and IZA)
  • Paul Novosad (Dartmouth College)
  • Owen Ozier (Williams College and IZA)
  • Todd Pugatch (Oregon State University and IZA)
  • Simon Quinn (University of Oxford)
  • Jacob Shapiro (Princeton University)
  • Susan Steiner (Leibniz University Hannover and IZA)
  • Tavneet Suri (MIT)
The mentees’ description of the IZA/FCDO mentorship experience

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