Rohini Pande is the Henry J. Heinz II Professor of Economics and the Director of the Economic Growth Center, and Faculty Director of Inclusion Economics at Yale University. 

She is one of Principal Investigators at Inclusion Economics Nepal. She is the co-chair of the Political Economy and Government Group at Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), a Board member of Bureau of Research on Economic Development (BREAD). Before coming to Yale, Pande was the Rafik Harriri Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School, where she co-founded Evidence for Policy Design.

Professor Pande studies how formal and informal institutions shape power relationships and patterns of economic, political, and environmental advantage in society, particularly in developing countries. Her most recent work focuses on testing innovative ways to make the state more accountable to its citizens, such as strengthening women’s economic and political opportunities, ensuring that environmental regulations reduce harmful emissions, and providing citizens effective means to voice their demand for state services. Her research works in Nepal primarily focus on political inclusion post federalism, climate change and government’s response to its vulnerability and adaptation.

Michael Callen is the Associate professor at the London School of Economics. A Research Program Director and Lead Academic at the International Growth Center, he is also the Scientific Director of Inclusion Economics Nepal. 

He is one of the Principal Investigators at Inclusion Economics Nepal and leads research on political economy, climate risk and governance. His recent work uses experiments to identify ways to address accountability and service delivery failures in the public sector. He has published in the American Economic Review, the Review of Economic Studies, the Journal of the European Economic Association, and Nature: Medicine. He is an Affiliate of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), the Jameel-Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA). His primary interests are political economy, development economics, and experimental economics.

Soledad Artiz Prillaman is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Her research lies at the intersections of comparative political economy, development, and gender, with a focus in South Asia. She received her PhD in Government from Harvard University and BA in Political Science and Economics from Texas A&M University.

She has been involved with Inclusion Economics Nepal as a Principal Investigator guiding research aimed at understanding the engagement of women and marginalized ethnic groups in political leadership positions amid Nepal’s transition to federalism. She investigates the mechanisms underlying the lasting effects of shifts in political representation over time and how they influence policy outcomes.

Stefano Fiorin is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Bocconi University. His area of research includes development economics, behavioral economics, political economy, and household finance. With a PhD from UCLA Anderson, he is affiliated with institutions like the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), the Centre for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR), the European Development Research Network (EUDN), and the Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies (LEAP).

At Inclusion Economics Nepal, Stefano is a Principal Investigator leading research on governance and women’s political representation. His recent involvements include a nation-wide field experiment with local female politicians that aimed to understand women’s aspirations for leadership positions and barriers to their electoral success

Prabin Khadka is an assistant professor in the department of government at University of Essex. His research focuses on social cohesion within the contexts of peacekeeping, counter-insurgency, countering violent extremism, and development efforts. Recently, he has also begun to explore the nexus between conflict and forced displacement resulting from the impact of climate change. He employs field experiments such as randomized controlled trials, survey experiments, and behavioral games in lab-in-the-field settings, with a particular emphasis on the Horn and Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and Nepal. Prabin graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and has a Masters in Georgetown University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from New York University. 

Prabin received his Ph.D. in Political Science at New York University in 2020 and an MA in International Security at Georgetown University (SFS) in 2011. He is also an Affiliated Researcher with the University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (UCIGCC), invited researcher with JPAL, a primary researcher with Inclusion Economics Nepal, and a Fellow with the Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS) in Nepal. 

Before academia, Prabin had two professional backgrounds. He graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and served in the Nepal Army (NA) for 14 years as a Combat Engineer Officer, mostly constructing roads and bridges in rural Nepal. During the Maoist Conflict, he switched to Bomb Disposal Operations, which involved extensive operational work on the removal of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). He has served as a UN peacekeeper (blue helmet) on two occasions in the Congo (2003 & 2008). In 2009, he took voluntary retirement from the NA and worked extensively as a civilian staff for the UNDPKO, UN University, UNDP, the World Bank, and the Danish Refugee Council, with extended periods in Eastern Chad, South Sudan, Gaza, Ivory Coast, Uganda, Iraq, NYC, Nepal, and Somalia. He has continued working for the UN as it allows him to better understand the relationship between policy decisions and academic research. From Jan – March 2024, he helped the UNDP Somalia and the Somali Ministry of Justice to measure SDG 16.3 outcomes. Since June 2024, he has been helping the UN Office in Ukraine with their Mine Action Strategy.

Jennifer Allard is an Assistant Director of Research and Policy at Inclusion Economics, Yale University. She is involved with Inclusion Economics Nepal as a key support to research related to climate and governance in Nepal.  

Chandra Bhandari is a Senior Research Manager at Inclusion Economics Nepal at Governance Lab. He initially joined as the first Research Associate when the research commenced in 2017. After four years of dedicated work, he pursued a master's program in public policy at Yale University. He is interested in exploring how research and evidence can influence public policy.

Pratigya works on day-to-day operational and long-term strategic goals of IE Nepal. She has an experience of over a decade in managing operations and communications in various organizations.

Ashesh Shrestha is a Research Manager at Inclusion Economics Nepal (IEN) at Governance Lab. At IEN he is responsible in supporting the implementation of projects, including overseeing day-to-day field-based activities, in collaboration with relevant policy partners and IE teams based in different locations globally. He has over 5 years of research experience pertaining to economic policies in Nepal.

Aarya is a Research Associate at Inclusion Economics Nepal (IEN) at Governance Lab. At IEN, she focuses on cleaning, producing, and analyzing research data, supporting field research, and maintaining partner relations to aid research projects and outputs.

She aspires to better understand the economic lives of the developing world and enjoys exploring the intricacies of mathematics and statistics.

Asim is a Research Associate at Inclusion Economics Nepal at Governance Lab. He loves numbers and economics. At IEN, he primarily works on cleaning, preparing, and analyzing research data. His interests lie in quantitative economics, political economy, and institutional economics.

Apurva is broadly interested in researching the economics of education, migration and labor markets in developing countries. Outside of work, you will probably find Apurva playing the piano, going on runs, cooking and teaching music. 

At IEN Tenzin is responsible for supporting the project in the part of human resources, administration and finance. She holds an undergraduate degree in social work and has experience in the field of finance and administration.