Akito Kamei is a Postdoctoral Scholar and Lead Researcher at DIL. He oversees a portfolio of research projects primarily focused on water and sanitation. Akito’s research focuses on applied microeconomics specializing in human capital investment and global health in developing countries. Before joining the Development Innovation Lab, Akito worked at the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti conducting education research. He also worked at the Inter-American Development Bank to evaluate a large-scale government early childhood development program. With the World Bank, he conducted research on urban poverty and labor market outcomes in Ethiopia. He completed a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Contact: akamei@uchicago.edu