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Tarun Jain is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. Before joining IIM Ahmedabad, he was on the faculty at the Indian School of Business (ISB). His research focuses on understanding causes and consequences of human capital formation (for instance, with education and health), especially in the context of fast-growing developing countries. Gender is a topic of special research interest given that women face persistent barriers in economic advancement. His research has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Growth Centre (IGC), and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, and been published in peer-reviewed journals suchas the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics, and Journal of Economic History. He has written for media outlets such as the New Indian Express, Ideas for India, ISBInsight, and Mint.

Professor Jain earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia, and his B.A. in mathematics and economics from Franklin and Marshall College. Before his Ph.D., he was a management consultant with Charles River Associates in Washington DC and Oliver Wyman in Boston.

Professor Jain teaches the core course on microeconomics in the flagship Post-Graduate Programme at IIM Ahmedabad. At the ISB, he taught the core course in managerial economics as well as an elective in information economics.  

Web: https://sites.google.com/virginia.edu/tarunjain