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Anirudh Krishna

Edgar T. Thompson Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Sanford School of Public Policy
Sanford School of Public Policy
Box 90245, Durham, NC 27708-0245
212 Sanford Inst Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
Office hours By appointment  

Research Interests



      Social mobility in developing countries
      Opportunity - structures and processes


Household poverty dynamics
Slums and urban poverty
Governance and institutional development at the grassroots

Selected Grants


Social Networks, Property Rights and Public Services in the Slums of Patna and Jaipur

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by International Growth Centre · 2015 - 2017

Organizing Voluntary Action in Support of Poverty Reduction

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation · 2001 - 2002