Assistant Professor About Amir Jina Amir Jina is an Assistant Professor at Harris Public Policy and a Senior Fellow at the Energy Policy Institute of Chicago (EPIC). Amir's research in environmental and development economics focuses on the role of the environment in shaping how societies develop. This research combines economics with methods from climate science and remote sensing to understand the impacts of climate in both rich and poor countries, and has involved fieldwork related to climate change adaptation with communities in India, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Uganda. Prior to University of Chicago, Amir was a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley, working on the economic analysis of the Risky Business initiative, an independent assessment of the economic risks posed by a changing climate in the US. Amir is a founding member of the Climate Impact Lab - an interdisciplinary collaboration examining the socioeconomic impacts of climate change around the world - and was also a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Economics Department of University of Chicago. Amir received a Ph.D. in Sustainable Development and M.A. in Climate and Society both from Columbia University, B.A.s in Mathematics and Theoretical Physics from Trinity College, Dublin, and previously worked with the Red Cross/Red Crescent in South Asia. Contact Information Room 2067 amirjina@uchicago.edu Curriculum Vitae Website Recent News More news Alumni Profile: Eloísa Ávila-Uribe, MACRM’23 Fri., April 26, 2024 Ariel Kalil: Multigenerational households are key to better support for kids of single mothers Thu., April 25, 2024 America is uniquely ill-suited to handle a falling population Wed., April 24, 2024 Upcoming Events More events SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Challenge Program for High School Students: Navigating US College Admissions with Ranjan Daniels Mon., April 29, 2024 | 8:00 AM Data & Policy Summer Scholar (DPSS) Roundtable with Alumni Mon., April 29, 2024 | 7:30 PM Harris Evening Master's Program Class Visit—Economic Analysis III: Public Finance and Budgeting With Professor Justin Marlowe Tue., April 30, 2024 | 5:45 PM Convene 311 West Monroe St. 2nd Floor Reception Chicago, IL 60606 United States
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