Laura Schechter
Professional Interests
International Activity
Gates Foundation funded collaboration with the Ministry of Sanitation in Senegal looking at sanitary desludging mechanisms (https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/features/desludging-dakar/)
NSF funded collaboration with One Acre Fund (an NGO) studying the roll-out of high quality agro-input shops in Kenya. I received a Vilas for this work: https://ecals.cals.wisc.edu/2020/12/17/laura-schechter-named-2020-2021-vilas-associate/
AAE 374: The Growth and Development of Nations in the Global Economy
AAE 462: Latin American Economic Development
AAE 474: Economic Problems of Developing Areas
AAE 730: Graduate Economic Development
CALS Priority Themes
- Economic & Community Development
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- No Poverty
- Zero Hunger
- Good Health and Well Being
- Clean Water and Sanitation
- Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure