Raissa is an applied microeconomist working at the intersection of development, behavioral, and labor economics. My research interests include identifying scalable approaches to delivering public services and expanding market access in remote communities in low- and middle-income countries, where it is often challenging to recruit and retain public servants, such as teachers or extension workers, and where access to services such as banks, schools, or health care remains limited. Much of my work explores how technology might help address these challenges.

 

She hold a B.A. in Economics from McGill University (2008), an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Oxford (2009) and a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University (2018).

 

Prior to obtaining my Ph.D., she managed a number of experimental evaluations for the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in Cape Town, South Africa and Santiago, Chile and for Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) in Busia, Kenya. Raissa was born and raised in Mexico.