Valerie Mueller, Assistant Professor, School of Politics and Global Studies, Arizona State University, USA,and a Nonresident Fellow at IFPRI.,James Thurlow, Senior Research Fellow, Development Strategy and Governance Division, International Food Policy Research Institute

Dr. Valerie Mueller is an Assistant Professor in the School of Politics and Global Studies at Arizona State University, and a Nonresident Fellow at IFPRI. She was previously a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC, where she maintains an affiliation. Valerie is an agricultural economist and is widely published in leading academic journals. Her research focuses on the drivers and consequences of internal migration in developing countries, paying special attention to the role of climate change, and on using field experiments to identify mechanisms to improve rural service delivery in Africa.

Dr. James Thurlow is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, DC. Prior to this, he was a Research Fellow at the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research in Helsinki, Finland. James is an applied development economist whose research focuses on the interactions between policies, growth, employment and poverty. James has published widely in areas related to international development, but with a major focus on the factors affecting rural development in Africa and Asia. He has worked throughout these two regions, often advising governments on the design of national policies and development strategies.

Bob Baulch, IFPRI
Firew Bekele Woldeyes, Policy Studies Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Todd Benson, IFPRI
Xinshen Diao, IFPRI
Alvina Erman, IFPRI
Elisenda Estruch, International Labour Organization, Switzerland
Peixun Fang, IFPRI
Ileana Grandelis, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Italy
Hak Lim Lee, Legal Services Corporation, USA
Eduardo Magalhaes, IFPRI
Ian Masias, IFPRI
Margaret McMillan, IFPRI
Valerie Mueller, Arizona State University, USA, and IFPRI
Stefan Pahl, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Josee Randriamamonjy, IFPRI
Danielle Resnick, IFPRI
Gracie Rosenbach, IFPRI
Emily Schmidt, IFPRI
David Schwebel, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Italy
Jed Silver, University of California, USA
James Thurlow, IFPRI
Lisa Van Dijck, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Italy
Peter Wobst, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization, Italy