Christian graduated with his B.S. in Psychology from the University of Tennessee Chattanooga in 2018. He is currently a 3rd year Ph.D. student studying Economics at Georgia State University, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. His research interests lie in Health and Public Economics. His research to date includes studying how alcohol-control policies impact addiction and health, how ridesharing impacts alcohol and substancerelated mortality, the health impacts of e-cigarettes, and how alcohol intoxication and violent cues interact to facilitate violent crime.

Kerry-Ann Purcell is a third year Economics PhD candidate at the University of Arkansas. Her research is focused on the field of Development Economics. In particular, she is most interested in issues related to poverty, inequality and crime. Kerry-Ann has a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Arkansas (2023), and a Master of Science in Economics from the University of the West Indies (2019). She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management Studies from the University of the West Indies (2017).

Danielle Purcell is a third year PhD student at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Her research interests are in combining Experimental, Behavioral, and Development Economics. Her current work seeks to further the understanding of the economic impact of corruption awareness and whistleblower incentives. She holds a Master of Science in Economics from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica, a Master of Arts in Economics from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Banking/Finance from the University of the West Indies, Jamaica.

Sivashankar, a PhD Student at Auburn University hails from Sri Lanka. His research interests lie in Experimental and Behavioral Economics, Development, and environment. Currently, he is working on Food choice experiments.

I am a PhD candidate in Economics at Erasmus University Rotterdam. I am interested in migration, discrimination, community dynamics and identity formation. Currently I am working on the effect of migration and subsequent governmental policies on the identity and integration of various diasporas in Europe.

Akash is a Ph.D. Scholar in Economics from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. His research interests include development economics, focusing on health, labor, and industrial development issues. He holds a master's degree in Economics from IIT Roorkee. His Ph.D. thesis focuses on understanding consumer behavior in the presence of health risks.

Bisiriyu Sodiq Olaide is currently on Ph.D. fellowship at SRM University AP, India with research specialization in International Economics. He's research interest includes Development Economics, Environmental Economics, and Applied Economics. Sodiq is motivated towards contributing to literature and policy-oriented tasks in his area of specialization and research interests. Especially those related to the attainment of the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 aspiration of building a prosperous Africa based on Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.

Furthermore, Sodiq is interested in research that explores the achievement of development (including the SDG's) across emerging and developing economies of the world.

I am a Ph.D. student in Engineering & Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University. My research interests lie in the intersection of environmental & energy economics, public policy, and development economics. My current work examines the distributional labor market effects of oil and gas extraction and public support for vehicle policies. Prior to Carnegie Mellon, I received a B.A. in Mathematics and Economics at Lawrence University where I studied the impacts of electrification on air quality-related health outcomes in Vietnam.

Ndirangu Ngunjiri, a seasoned financial professional, excels in investment analysis, financial modeling, forecasting, and portfolio management. With 17+ years of experience, he founded and manages Watermark Financial Consultants. He's adept at client relations, business development, and heads operations. Ndirangu chairs the Ministerial Audit Committee at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is on the investments committee at Kenya Bureau of Standards, and an audit committee member of Nairobi City County. He pursues a Doctoral Fellowship in Finance & Accounting at the University of Nairobi, focusing on inequality, entrepreneurship, innovation, and more. A regular publisher, Business Daily Africa columnist, and frequent speaker at conferences, he's affiliated with esteemed institutes like IFE Institute of Advanced Studies. Holding an MBA and a Bachelor's in Commerce (Accounting), Ndirangu is a member of various professional bodies.

Priyoma Mustafi is a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, in the Department of Economics. My research interests lie in the field of Development and Behavioral Economics. Specifically, I am interested in exploring the gender differences to social recognition, gendered norms and information diffusion in households, as well as misreporting among public sector employees. I explore most of these topics with a regional focus on South Asia and employ both (lab and field) experimental and observational research methods. Currently I have field work based in Pakistan and India.