Darin Christensen
Associate Professor
Public Policy & Political Science
Chair
Master of Global Public Affairs
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
I am a political scientist interested in international development.
My research focuses on two questions:
- What are the causes and consequences of conflict?
- What policies promote well-being without causing undue harm to the environment?
My research uses fine-grained, often geo-spatial, data; employs natural or field experiments to identify causal relationships; and applies game-theoretic models to motivate and interpret empirical analysis. I collaborate with NGOs and government agencies in the Global South.
Education
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PhD in Political Science, 2016
Stanford University
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MA in Economics, 2016
Stanford University
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BA in Political Science, 2008
Duke University