Paul Sirma, PhD

Paul Sirma, PhD

Development Economist

American Institutes for Research

I am a researcher in the International Division at the American Institutes for Research (AIR).

Prior to joining AIR, I obtained my PhD in Public Policy at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. My dissertation documented the impacts of the government of Malawi’s largest poverty alleviation program — the Malawi Social Cash Transfer Program.

Interests

  • International Development
  • Social Protection
  • Education
  • Poverty Reduction
  • Social Policy

Education

  • Ph.D. in Public Policy, 2023

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • B.A. in Economics, 2015

    Colgate University

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