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Nathan Fiala

  • Assistant Professor
  • University of Connecticut

Roles

Researchers

Dr. Nathan Fiala conducts research in Africa and Asia in order to develop answers to fundamental questions about microenterprise development, environmental economics, post-conflict recovery, and community based accountability. His work has been published in numerous research journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the Economic Journal and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. His primary research method is the randomised controlled trial, specifically impact evaluation of NGO and government programs. He has developed and conducted randomised evaluations of programs run by government ministries in Ghana and Uganda, including the Office of the Prime Minister, Ministry of Education, the Inspectorate of Government, as well as large international NGOs, including the World Bank and ILO in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Kenya and India. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of California, Irvine in 2009. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Department

Projects

Fostering adoption and productive use of electricity in rural Rwanda

Nathan Fiala, Lise Masselus, Anicet Munyehirwe, Jörg Peters, Maximiliane Sievert 30 Jun 2023
Project

Gender-based violence and police reform: Evaluating a gender-based violence and sensitisation training programme

Nathan Fiala, Girija Borker, Nishith Prakash, Sofia Amaral, Maria Sviatschi, Ranjit Mishra 28 Feb 2021
Project

The supply chain for seed: Where does it all go wrong?

Nathan Fiala 31 Dec 2016
Project
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The Role of Business Skills and Capital Constraints in Micro Enterprise Development

Nathan Fiala 8 Jul 2013
Project

All contributions

The supply chain for seed in Uganda: Where does it all go wrong?

Nathan Fiala
Blog

Uganda National Budget Conference and Economic Growth Forum FY 2019/20

13 September 2018 Kampala Serena Hotel
Past Event
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Are inputs really so bad? A study of the quality of the maize seed supply chain in Uganda

Alicia Verriga, Nathan Fiala
Policy brief
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Transforming Uganda’s agricultural sector for sustained economic growth

Nathan Fiala, Derek Apell
Policy brief

Uganda High-Level Economic Growth Forum

14–15 September 2017 Munyonyo, Uganda
Past Event
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Role of Business Skills and Capital Constraints in Micro Enterprise Development (Working Paper)

Nathan Fiala
Working paper
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Role of Business Skills and Capital Constraints in Micro Enterprise Development (Policy Brief)

Nathan Fiala
Policy brief