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Jenny Aker

Research Professor

Tufts University

Affiliations

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

International Development and Environmental Policy

Technology and International Affairs

Jenny Aker is currently serving as a Graduate School Of Arts And Sciences Research Professor at Tufts University.

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Tufts University

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economics african economy development economics agricultural economics african development economic development public policy technology market (economics) economic analysis information technology educational research trade mobile phones agricultural policy educational technology production economics economic research mobile learning rural economies west africa applied economics african business reading research agricultural impacts cash transfers world development food policy internet economics educational assessment commodity markets mobile communication market behavior digital divide rural development adult education educational strategies distance education african political economy agricultural systems farming systems agricultural extension poverty reduction mobile commerce digital literacy cell phones project abc information power abc villages social science research technology integration electronic voting e-democracy e-participation information economics market mechanisms mobility analysis human mobility child literacy local markets rural education mobile telephony price dispersion randomized experiment mobile phone coverage short-term impacts sequential search grain markets world rice crisis west african experience communication technologies price formation smart agriculture agricultural cybernetics computer-based education digital economy

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Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

It’s All Fun and Games? the Persistent Impacts of Demand Elicitation Experiments. SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)

experimental economicsconsumer behaviourincentive modelbehavioral decision makingconsumer researchincentive mechanismsbehavioral game theorypersistent impactseconomic researchmicroeconomicsconsumer choicemarket designeconomicsbehavioral economicsmarket behaviordemand elicitation experimentseconomic behaviormarketing

Yellow Pages: Information, Connections and Firm Performance. The Economic Journal (2025)

Brian DillonJenny C AkerJoshua E Blumenstock

experimental economicsyellow pagessmall business economicsbusinessdevelopment economicsmarket (economics)african economyeconomic researchpositive spilloversrural economieseconomicsafrican businesslocal marketseconomic analysiseconomic behaviorfinancenegative between-village spillovers

Learning Without Teachers? Using Mobile Phones to Promote Adult Education in Niger. AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (2024)

Jenny AkerMahounan Yedomiffi

mobile phoneseducationrandomized controlled trialsadult education

Making Sense of the Shapes: What Do We Know About Literacy Learning in Adulthood?. Economics of Education Review (2024)

Jenny C. AkerMelita SawyerJames Berry

language developmenteducational psychologyeducationeducational researchlearning scienceschild literacyliteracy learningcognitive developmentadult educationreading researchlanguageearly childhood literacylanguage learning

The Dynamic Effects of Cash Transfers to Agricultural Households. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

Shilpa AggarwalJenny C AkerDahyeon JeongNaresh KumarDavid Sungho ParkJonathan RobinsonAlan Spearot

economic developmentagricultural policyafrican developmentcash transfersdynamic effectsagricultural economicsdevelopment economicsafrican economyagricultural householdsagricultural impactsrural economiesfood policyeconomicsconditional cash transferspublic policyapplied economics

Agricultural Adaptation: Scaling-Up the Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Techniques. AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (2023)

Kelsey JackJenny AkerMalam Assane Maigari

rainwater harvestingrandomized controlled trialsagricultural economicssustainable agricultureagricultural adaptation

Demand, Supply and Long-Term Adoption: Evidence From a Storage Technology in West Africa. Journal of Development Economics (2023)

Jenny C. AkerBrian DillonC. Jamilah Welch

economic developmentwest africaconsumer behaviourafrican developmenttechno-economic analysismarket (economics)development economicsafrican economyeconomic researchlong-term adoptionstorage technologyeconomicstechnology adoptioneconomic analysisdemand managementmarketing

Digitizing Development?. Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy (2023)

JC AkerJ Cariolle

(Don’t) Believe the Hype?. Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy (2023)

JC AkerJ Cariolle

predictabilitytheoretical predictionprediction marketsdon ’ t

Mobile Phones and Development in Africa. Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy (2023)

JC AkerJ Cariolle

economic developmentmobile operating systemafrican developmenttechnologydevelopment economicsafrican economycommunicationmobile computingubiquitous computingafrican businessmobile communicationmobile phonesglobalization

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Jenny Aker

Research Professor

Tufts University

Affiliations

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

International Development and Environmental Policy

Technology and International Affairs

Jenny Aker is currently serving as a Graduate School Of Arts And Sciences Research Professor at Tufts University.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Jenny Aker

Tufts University

Research Professor

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Video Presentations

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

It’s All Fun and Games? the Persistent Impacts of Demand Elicitation Experiments. SSRN Electronic Journal (2026)

Yellow Pages: Information, Connections and Firm Performance. The Economic Journal (2025)

Brian DillonJenny C AkerJoshua E Blumenstock

Learning Without Teachers? Using Mobile Phones to Promote Adult Education in Niger. AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (2024)

Jenny AkerMahounan Yedomiffi

mobile phoneseducationrandomized controlled trialsadult education

Making Sense of the Shapes: What Do We Know About Literacy Learning in Adulthood?. Economics of Education Review (2024)

Jenny C. AkerMelita SawyerJames Berry

The Dynamic Effects of Cash Transfers to Agricultural Households. SSRN Electronic Journal (2024)

Shilpa AggarwalJenny C AkerDahyeon JeongNaresh KumarDavid Sungho ParkJonathan RobinsonAlan Spearot

Agricultural Adaptation: Scaling-Up the Adoption of Rainwater Harvesting Techniques. AEA Randomized Controlled Trials (2023)

Kelsey JackJenny AkerMalam Assane Maigari

rainwater harvestingrandomized controlled trialsagricultural economicssustainable agricultureagricultural adaptation

Demand, Supply and Long-Term Adoption: Evidence From a Storage Technology in West Africa. Journal of Development Economics (2023)

Jenny C. AkerBrian DillonC. Jamilah Welch

Digitizing Development?. Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy (2023)

JC AkerJ Cariolle

(Don’t) Believe the Hype?. Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy (2023)

JC AkerJ Cariolle

predictabilitytheoretical predictionprediction marketsdon ’ t

Mobile Phones and Development in Africa. Palgrave studies in agricultural economics and food policy (2023)

JC AkerJ Cariolle

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