Population Studies and Training Center

Moritz Poll

Predoctoral Trainee in Economics, International Fellow
Research Interests Development Economics, Labor Economics, Urban Economics

Biography

Moritz Poll is a development economist working on improving poverty alleviation programming. He studies how living in extreme poverty increases the incidence and severity of health and livelihood shocks to a household and how these in turn solidify poverty. In his free time, Moritz is a landscape and wildlife photographer, and enjoys rowing and making coffee.

 

Recent News

A major research project taking place in the Mangochi District of Southern Malawi is shedding light on the challenging tightrope ultra-poor mothers walk between earning a living and raising healthy children.
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