The Research Assistant will contribute to a randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the impact of a digital identification mobile phone application (UGPASS) on small businesses in Kampala, Uganda. This project is led by Professor Emma Riley (Economics, U-M) in collaboration with Professor Isabelle Cohen (University of Washington).
Duties include:

• Reviewing and summarizing existing literature

• Cleaning datasets

• Assisting with statistical analysis

• Producing tables and graphs of analytical outputs

• Knowledge of programming and data analysis in Stata (required)

• Experience cleaning and analyzing data in Stata (preferred)

• Interest in development economics

• Major or intended major in Economics preferred

• Experience with LaTeX and/or teamwork on research projects a plus

If you are interested, please send 1) your CV (max 2 pages) and 2) a short cover letter (<1 page) outlining (a) why you are interested in the role, and (b) how you meet the selection criteria to erileyg@umich.edu by Nov 12 (applications will be evaluated on a rolling basis).  Include the tag “[RA UGPASS]” in the subject line of the email.