Kellogg Prof. Dean Karlan was sworn in as the chief economist for the U.S Agency for International Development on Tuesday, Northwestern announced Tuesday.

Karlan will be the agency’s top economist and expert on economic policy and analysis. He will keep his position and affiliation at the Kellogg School of Management during his tenure with  USAID. 

USAID is an independent federal agency that administers foreign aid and assistance across the globe. 

As chief economist of USAID, Karlan can elevate the agency’s use of evidence in operations and programs and bring behavioral science and experimental design into its work, according to a news release. He will also respond to challenges, such as changing market conditions and economic shocks.

Karlan has addressed similar challenges before as the founder and former president of the nonprofit Innovations for Poverty Action, which is dedicated to promoting solutions to global poverty. Karlan’s research with the nonprofit focused on microeconomic issues of poverty.

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