Jennifer A. Agbo

About Jennifer A. Agbo

Jennifer Agbo is an Applied Economist and Research Professional at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago. She works with large-scale datasets, econometric methods, and statistical modeling to support empirical research on long-term economic outcomes, climate and energy policy, infrastructure systems, and risk analysis. Her work focuses on building and analyzing structured data, developing reproducible workflows, and generating evidence that informs decision-making in data-intensive policy and research environments.Jennifer holds a Master’s degree in International and Development Economics from Yale University. She is also volunteering as the Director of Programs at the African Economic Scholars Program (AESP), where she leads academic and research development initiatives for early-career scholars.Jennifer is open to collaboration in applied economics and policy analysis, poverty, data analysis, international development, and global development.

Experience

1. Director of Programs

   African Economic Scholars Program Aesp

   May 2023 — Present

   African Economic Scholars Program (AESP) seeks to nurture and empower the next generation of thought leaders and Public Policy Analysts. I curate a network of expert facilitators who bring their insights, experience, and knowledge to our scholars. I ensure that ASEP\'s programs are grounded in relevance, current trends, real-world application of economics, policymaking, and data analysis in achieving sustainable development goals.

Education

• Yale University

  Master's degree, International and Development Economics

• University of Nigeria, Nsukka

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics

• Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University

  Young Talents Programme