The Robert E. Evenson Fund

The Robert E. Evenson Fund was established in 2008 to support data collection and travel to less developed countries by new Yale economics faculty and graduate students.

Robert Evenson’s presence at the Economic Growth Center had a profound effect on faculty and students and in the profession at large. Starting early on in his career, he was uncanny in unearthing and assembling existing micro data sources that could fruitfully be used to test theory about behavior in low-income countries. This was done principally through visits to less developed countries. His work was important in turning development economics into an empirically-based science.

Please email your request for funding, including description of research and travel budget, to egc@yale.edu.

Professor Evenson passed away on February 2, 2013. For those wishing to contribute to the Robert E. Evenson Fund in his memory, gifts may be sent to:

The Robert E. Evenson Fund Yale University Economic Growth Center
PO Box 208269
New Haven, CT 06520-8269