Tess Lallemant

Welcome! I am a PhD student at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University and I am on the job market for 2025-2026.

My research focuses on how developing countries can better translate educational investments into productive employment. Using experimental and quasi-experimental methods, I study market failures that prevent efficient matching between educated workers and employers, with particular attention to labor market frictions and the education-to-work pipeline in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Before joining Cornell, I completed my master's degree in Agricultural and Consumer Economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. My pre-graduate experience includes three years at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and a year as a consultant at the World Bank, where I worked on agricultural policies, food security, and poverty research.