Alfredo Burlando is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Oregon, an affiliate of the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA), and an affiliate at the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University. His academic research employs randomized control trials to study the impacts of financial inclusion interventions in sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America. His current work focuses on consumer financial protection issues in the context of digital microcredit; the impact of savings groups; the digitization of financial services; and the role of traditional political power structures in fostering financial inclusion. He is also an investigator in a new multidisciplinary program studying the ethical conduct of randomized trials in Africa. His past work includes research on human capital accumulation and the disease environment in Africa.