Christopher "Chris" Blattman is an economist and political scientist working on international development and policy, as well as a blogger on international economics and politics.
Education
Blattman received a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Waterloo. He completed a Master"s in Public Administration and International Development (Master of Public Administration/Idaho) from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
Career
Blattman was a resident fellow at the Center for Global Development in 2007-2008 and a faculty member at Yale University from 2008 to 2012 before moving to Columbia University in 2012, where he is an associate professor of international affairs and political science as of July 2014. He blogs on his personal website and for the Washington Post"s Monkey Cage. Research & Writing.