Tarek Ghani

Tarek Ghani

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Tarek Ghani is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at Washington University's Olin Business School, Nonresident Fellow of the Brookings Institution's Global Economy and Development Program, and former Chief Economist of the International Crisis Group. He holds a Ph.D. from University of California, Berkeley and a B.S. from Stanford University.

Awards/Honors

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• 2019 Reid Teaching Award - PMBA, Olin Business School, 2019
• Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, 2010
• Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University, 2004
• Harry S. Truman Scholarship, 2003

Research Interests

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Tarek’s research on political economy, development, and security has appeared in the American Economic Review, AEJ: Microeconomics, Review of Economics & Statistics, Journal of Politics, and Foreign Affairs.

Selected Publications

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• "Why Do Defaults Affect Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan", American Economic Review, Issue 10, 2868-2901, with J. Blumenstock, M. Callen, 2018
• "Violence and Financial Decisions: Evidence from Mobile Money in Afghanistan", Review of Economics and Statistics, Issue 2, 352-369, with J. Blumenstock, M. Callen, R. Gonzalez, 2024
• "Mining Competition and Violent Conflict in Africa: Pitting Against Each Other", Journal of Politics, with Anouk Rigterink, Juan Lozano, Jacob Shapiro
• "Relationships on the Rocks: Contract Evolution in a Market for Ice", American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Issue 1, 330-365, with T. Reed, 2022
• "The Sting in COVID-19’s Tail (Foreign Affairs)", 2021
• "Climate Change Doesn't Have to Stoke Conflict (Foreign Affairs)", with R. Malley, 2020