Akito Kamei
Assistant Professor at Panamerican University
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Top SchoolAkito Kamei is an applied economist and Assistant Professor with eight years of experience specializing in development, labor, and education economics, particularly child development, child labor, and the evaluation of poverty alleviation programs. He holds a PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and has led large randomized trials and field projects—from managing 1,000+ RCTs on pregnancy testing in Uganda to contributing to World Bank and UNICEF research. Proficient in advanced econometric and impact-evaluation methods (DiD, IV, RDD, PSM), he combines rigorous quantitative analysis with hands-on data management and survey tech implementation. Comfortable in international research and policy settings, he translates academic findings into policy briefs and practical program guidance. A not-obvious strength is his track record of reducing data costs and errors by operationalizing tablet-based surveys and building centralized data catalogs, reflecting a pragmatic focus on research efficiency and quality.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies, Bachelor's Degree, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies at International Christian UniversityEconomics, Economics at University of California, BerkeleyUniversity of TokyoUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Japanese, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
survey5
react4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (4)
AkitoKamei/Delivery
Nov 2017 - Sep 2020
Contributions:1 branch, 1 issue in 2 years 10 months
worldbank/school-survey
Nov 2020 - Jul 2021
Joint UNESCO, UNICEF, WBG survey on national education responses to COVID-19.
Contributions:3 commits, 2 PRs, 2 pushes in 8 months
nationalreactunicefjointsurvey
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