Pamela Jagger
Professional affiliation
Expertise
- Energy
- Environment
- Food and Agriculture
- Global Health
- Governance
- International Development
- Migration
- Population
Wilson Center Projects
Weathering Africa鈥檚 Climate Traps
Full Biography
Pamela Jagger, an applied political economist, specializes in poverty-environment dynamics in low-income countries. A Professor at the University of Michigan's School for Environment and Sustainability, Jagger holds a courtesy appointment at the Gerald Ford School of Public Policy. She is an International Associate with the Environment for Development Initiative where she serves on the Research Committee and contributes to the Women in Environmental Economics for Development Initiative. Her research spans three topics: poverty-environment dynamics; energy access; and environmental governance. Contributing new knowledge on the effectiveness of programs and policies for improving environment outcomes and human well-being is a major focus of her work. She has worked as a policy research scholar with the World Bank, Resources for the Future, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and the Center for International Forestry Research. She has lived and worked in Malawi, Uganda, and Zimbabwe, and conducted research throughout Africa and Asia.
Major Publications
- Jagger, P., J. Zavaleta Cheek, D.C. Miller, C. Ryan, P. Shyamsundar, and E.O. Sills. 2022. The Role of Forests and Trees in Poverty Dynamics. Forest Policy and Economics 140:102750.
- Aung, T., P. Jagger, K.T. Hlaing, K.K. Han and W. Kobayashi. 2022. City Living but Still Energy Poor? Household Energy Transitions under Rapid Urbanization in Myanmar. Energy Research and Social Science. 85:102432.
- Call, M., C. Gray, and P. Jagger. 2019. Smallholder Livelihood Responses to Climate Anomalies in Rural Uganda. World Development. 115:132-144.