Postdoctoral Researcher (Instructor) About Nathan Barker Nathan Barker is a postdoctoral researcher in the Harris School of Public Policy. His research focuses on the microeconomics of urbanization and structural transformation, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, and on the design of social protection programs. He holds a PhD in Economics from Yale University and a bachelor’s degree in International Economics from Georgetown University. Prior to his doctoral studies, he worked in Ghana, Ethiopia, Namibia and the United States for Innovations for Poverty Action, and in Kenya for The BOMA Project. Contact Information barkern@uchicago.edu Recent News Harris Presents the War Horse Symposium, Inspired by Student-Written White Paper Mon., March 20, 2023 Alumni Profile: Jabril Eyman, DAC’22 Thu., March 16, 2023 More news Upcoming Events Data and Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Program Roundtable with Alumni Tue., March 21, 2023 | 8:30 AM PKU-UChicago Summer School Faculty Spotlight: Mini Class with Professor Xuezheng Qin (Peking University) Wed., March 22, 2023 | 8:00 AM More events