Caroline Krafft is an associate professor of economics in the Humphrey School's global policy area. She has extensive expertise in development economics, with a particular emphasis on labor, education, gender, and inequality in the Middle East and North Africa. Her current projects encompass a diverse range of topics, including early childhood development, female labor force participation, labor market dynamics, conflict and displacement, and education quality.

Prior to joining the Humphrey School, she was a member of the economics faculty at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul for nine years.  

Krafft is an alum of the Humphrey School, having earned her Master of Public Policy in 2011. She earned her PhD in applied economics from the University of Minnesota, and her bachelor’s degree from Carleton College.