Kevin Donovan is an associate professor of economics at the Yale School of Management and Yale’s Jackson School of Global Affairs. His work focuses primarily on macroeconomic development. Recent research studies the link between labor market frictions and development and a second strand focuses on issues surrounding agricultural productivity, including the importance of rural infrastructure and agricultural industrial policy. In addition to his academic affiliations, he co-leads the Agriculture Program at the Structural Change and Economic Growth Consortium (STEG) at CEPR.