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Dartmouth College

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Eric V. Edmonds is Professor of Economics at Dartmouth College, where he joined as Assistant Professor in 1999, was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2005, and became full Professor in 2012. He holds a B.A. in Economics with honors and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago (both 1993), an M.A. from Princeton University (1997), and a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University (1999). At Dartmouth, he created the curriculum in development economics, teaches Economics 24 and 64, and serves as faculty lead for the Human Development Initiative. His research focuses on child labor, forced labor, human trafficking, youth migration, and human capital in poor countries, aiming to improve policies that shape adolescents' and families' choices about schooling, work, and well-being. Current projects span South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Edmonds is Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Senior Fellow at the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development, and Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Labor.

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