Jean Olson Lanjouw

Jean Olson Lanjouw
Born
Jean Olson

(1962-04-15)April 15, 1962
Seattle, Washington, United States
DiedNovember 1, 2005(2005-11-01) (aged 43)
Washington, D.C., United States
SpousePeter Lanjouw
Academic career
FieldEconomic development
Institutions
Alma mater

Jean Olson "Jenny" Lanjouw (April 15, 1962 – November 1, 2005) was an American economist, economics professor at Yale University and associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. She undertook empirical work on poverty and economic development, developed statistical tools to project poverty and inequalities at the local level, and a policy system to provide access to drugs for developing countries without violating drug manufacturers' patents.