Eric Protzer

Eric joined Harvard’s Growth Lab as a Research Fellow in 2019.

Prior to joining, he worked on an Innovations for Poverty Action randomized control trial concerning Ghanaian labor markets, researched energy and technological change in the developing world at MIT, taught in Vanuatu, and helped build two tech startups. Eric holds undergraduate degrees from The University of British Columbia in Economics and Mechanical Engineering and a master’s degree from MIT in Technology and Policy.

His research interests include the application of data science techniques to policy problems and the impact of technology on the economy.

Martina Viarengo

Martina Viarengo is a tenured Professor in the Department of Economics at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva. She is a Faculty Associate at The Growth Lab at Harvard University and a Principal Investigator of the Swiss National Center of Competence in Research. 

Prior to joining the Graduate Institute’s faculty, Professor Viarengo was an economist at the Centre for Economic Performance of the London School of Economics and a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Professor Viarengo is a specialist in public policy, labor economics, and economic development.

Professor Viarengo was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship. She was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. Dr. Viarengo was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and she was named Newton International Fellow by the British Academy, Royal Society and Royal Academy of Engineering.

She holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and a Master’s Degree from Northwestern University.