Jasmin Higo is a PhD student specializing in health systems and health economics at the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Harvard School of Public Health. She is also a Doctoral Fellow with the Harvard Environmental Economics program. Her research examines how shocks, including environmental shocks, affect health outcomes, and livelihoods with a focus on resilience and the dynamics of vulnerability and recovery across contexts.
Before beginning her doctoral studies, Jasmin worked at the World Bank and several international organizations, where she advised governments on the design and implementation of social protection and health policies. She holds an MPA in Economic Policy from Cornell University and was a Fulbright recipient.
