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Alex Eble

Associate Professor of Economics and Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University

Alex Eble is an Associate Professor of Economics and Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University’s graduate school of education. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Faculty Affiliate of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, and Research Fellow of the IZA Institute for Labor Economics. He is a development economist with active research projects in the US, China, Gambia, and Guinea Bissau. Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, he lived and worked in China, India, and the UK before completing his PhD in Economics at Brown University. Alex is a 2023-2025 Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow.

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Alex Eble / 24 March 2025

Article Society Development Diversity

Three children are lying on the floor, reading a book together.

Annie Brookman-Byrne / 19 October 2023

Interview Society Learning & Education Equity Education policy

A researcher plants young saplings next to a tree that children have climbed and are learning in.

Associate Professor of Economics and Education at Teacher’s College, Columbia University

Alex Eble

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