Alberto Chong

Alberto ChongAlberto Chong is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and holds a joint appointment with the College of Education and Human Development. He pursued graduate studies in Economics at Cornell University and Harvard University, and received his Ph.D. degree from Cornell. His publications include more than sixty papers in peer-reviewed journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Journal, the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Journal of International Economics, among others. He has also edited eight books. Before coming to Georgia State University he held faculty appointments with the University of Ottawa and George Washington University and spent about a dozen years working in multilateral organizations in particular, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. He has consulted with USAID, 3ie, the World Bank and the Government of Peru, among others. His current research interests include a broad range of areas in economic development, political economy and public policy including private sector, information technologies, and governance. He is currently an Associate Editor with Economics Bulletin.

Publications

Financial Inclusion, Content, and Information Technologies in Latin America
Financial Inclusion, Content, and Information Technologies in Latin America
Alberto Chong, Cecilia de Mendoza. © 2019. 11 pages.
While the current scientific literature is quite scarce for most of the developing world, several leading researchers have made great strides in understanding the role of cyber...
Financial Inclusion, Content, and Information Technologies in Latin America
Financial Inclusion, Content, and Information Technologies in Latin America
Alberto Chong, Cecilia de Mendoza. © 2018. 9 pages.