Research Bio

B. Kelsey Jack is a development economist whose research investigates energy access, environmental sustainability, and behavioral economics in low-income settings. She is best known for field experiments on energy use, pricing, and incentives, revealing how behavioral and institutional factors influence adoption of sustainable technologies. Jack’s research integrates development economics, environmental economics, and policy design to understand how to balance economic growth with environmental goals. Her work has informed energy and climate policy in Africa and South Asia.

She is the Sheth Sustainable Business Chancellor's Chair and Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. She is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research and serves on the board of the Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Her articles have been published in American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, and other leading journals. Jack is also on the editorial board at the American Economic Review and Econometrica. At Berkeley, she teaches microeconomics to MBAs and a sustainable business course to undergraduates.

Research Expertise and Interest

environmental economics, development economics, field experiments