Nicolas Ajzenman is an Assistant Professor at McGill (Economics Department) and an affiliated professor at J-PAL. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at the Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV.

Ajzenman is an applied microeconomist, working at the intersection of development economics, behavioral economics, and political economy. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in top scientific journals such as the Review of Economic Studies, the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Economic Journal, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Development Economics, The Journal of Law and Economics, among others. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA).


He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (Sciences Po), a Master in Public Administration-International Development (Harvard University), a Master's degree in Economics (Universidad de San Andres), and a BA in Economics (Universidad de Buenos Aires).

Nicolas Ajzenman joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in November 2020.