Jyotsna Jalan

Jyotsna Jalan is Professor of Economics at the Center for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC, India) and the Project Director of Centre for Training and Research in Pubic Finance and Policy (CTRPFP). Her research interests are in the methodological aspects of impact evaluation and its applications to issues related to poverty, health, education, and gender. She received her Ph. D. in Economics from the University of California at San Diego.