Throughout college, I became interested in development and interned with organisations on four continents. The last one took me to Geneva, which is how I got to know about the Graduate Institute. I decided to come here for my Master in International Economics for the small class size and rigorous training focusing on development.
The field experience shaped my perspective on global inequity that determines people's lives and resources based on where they are born. I realised development economics can be the solution to many problems I have seen and challenge the existing injustice.
I decided to come to the Graduate Institute for my Master in International Economics because of the small class sizes and rigorous training focusing on development.
As a first-generation college student who benefitted from a scholarship in bachelor, my master's studies would not have been possible without this scholarship. With pressure at home, it also helps me to feel confident in my choice and to pursue employment opportunities that make a real impact, working for people in the last mile.
I will focus on development economics and impact evaluation while open to application in different disciplines such as health, energy access, and gender, all exciting topics that the Graduate Institute offers to explore. I am hoping to write my thesis on applied microeconomics.
I firmly believe in using an evidence-based approach in making policy with a human touch. I am very interested in behavioral science's intersection with development economics, creating policy and programmes that come from the clients' perspective to break the cycle of poverty. Being an avid reader of critical social theory, I also want to bring this perspective to international governance.
In the future, I would love to work for international organisations in both headquarters and field positions, eventually developing an expertise in a certain topic while focusing on interdisciplinary solutions.