Allegra Cockburn

Allegra Cockburn is an associate and postdoctoral research fellow at the Gender, Education, Justice, and Equity (GEJE) innovation hub. She is an Applied Microeconomist and works on economic development topics, with a particular focus on issues related to education, gender, and the role of social norms and identity in determining outcomes for young girls. In ongoing work, she is exploring the role that identity plays in shaping the opportunities and career trajectories of high school students. She also has work on uptake of TVET in underrepresented groups and work on administrative burden in access to healthcare.

At the Council, Cockburn will continue to research ways to improve access to schooling and the quality of education for young girls in developing countries. She will also collaborate on work synthesizing evidence on gender-related barriers to education.

Cockburn has a PhD in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.