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Vesall Nourani is an assistant professor at HGSE. He previously served as the Director and Lead Researcher at the Development Innovations Lab and a Senior Research Associate in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. From 2021 to 2024, Nourani was based in Uganda, where he was also a Visiting Lecturer at Makerere University’s School of Economics. His research explores the roles of knowledge and learning in economic activity across sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to joining UChicago, Nourani completed a post-doctoral fellowship at MIT. He earned his Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from Cornell University and his B.A. in economics and political science from the University of North Carolina.
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