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Kate Orkin

Associate Professor, Economics and Public Policy · University of Oxford (Blavatnik School of Government)

Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford. Runs field experiments in Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and South Africa on labour markets, cash transfers and aspirations; received the 2023 ESRC Award for Outstanding Public Policy Impact.

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Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 19 Jan 2026 Published Apr 2026
The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-Term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia

Tanguy Bernard · Stefan Dercon · Kate Orkin · Giulio Schinaia · Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse

This paper tests whether a light-touch behavioral intervention targeting aspirations can produce persistent economic effects on a poor rural population. The research question is whether changing how …