Rema Hanna

Assistant Professor of Public Policy
Kennedy School
Office Address
Littauer-315
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 60
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-496-1140
Fax: 617-496-5747
Email: Rema_Hanna@ksg.harvard.edu
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Rema Hanna is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy. She is a research fellow in the Sustainability Science Program at the Center for International Development. Her fields of interest include development and environmental economics. Her development work mostly focuses on India and Indonesia. Her current research focuses on understanding how discrimination influences public service provision and education. She received a BS in Public Policy from Cornell and a PhD in economics from MIT.

 

Research

For a complete list of faculty citations from 2001 - present, please visit the Harvard Kennedy School Research Report Online.

Selected Publication Citations:

  • Academic Journals
    • Duflo, Esther, Michael Greenstone, and Rema Hanna. "Indoor Air Pollution, Health and Productivity." Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society 1 (February 2008): 1-9.
    • Bertrand, Marianne, Simeon Djankov, Rema Hanna, Sendhil Mullainathan. "Corruption in Driving Licensing Process in Delhi." Economic and Political Weekly 43.5 (February 2, 2008).
    • Duflo, Esther, Michael Greenstone, and Rema Hanna. "Cooking Stoves, Indoor Air Pollution and Respiratory Health in Rural Orissa." Economic and Political Weekly 43.32 (August 9, 2008).
  • Book Chapters
    • Hanna, Rema, Simeon Djankov, Marianne Bertrand, and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Petty Corruption in Public Services: Driving Licences in Delhi." Transparency International Global Corruption Report 2008. Eds. Dieter Zinnbauer and Rebecca Dobson. Oxford University Press, 2008, 342-344.
  • Op-Eds
    • Mullainathan, Sendhil, Rema Hanna, Marianne Bertrand and Sudha Krishnan. "Reservations: Gains At A Cost." Wall Street Journal, India, April 14, 2008.