Jonathan Robinson

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Position Title
Professor of Economics, UC Santa Cruz

  • MRR Innovation Lab Principal Investigator
Bio

Jonathan Robinson is a professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His research is primarily focused in sub-Saharan Africa, and includes studies of how individuals cope with risk, a project to understand why farmers do not adopt potentially profitable agricultural technologies, and several studies of small businesses in Kenya. His current work includes evaluations of various strategies to improve health outcomes in poor countries.