# Marlous van Waijenburg Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit Harvard Business School ![Marlous van Waijenburg Profile Photo](/sites/g/files/omnuum9081/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/african-studies/files/marlous_van_waijenburg.jpg?itok=SwfKUy-U) laptop\_windows Marlous van Waijenburg is an Assistant Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit at Harvard Business School. She teaches in the MBA required curriculum. Professor van Waijenburg’s main research agenda centers on the long-term development patterns of African economies. To date, her projects have focused on material living standards, fiscal capacity building efforts, coercive labor market institutions, and skill accumulation. Professor van Waijenburg earned a Ph.D. in History from Northwestern University. Before joining HBS, she was a post-doctoral scholar in the Michigan Society of Fellows and Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan. - ## People [Executive Committee](/people-categories/executive-committee-0) [Faculty Affiliates](/people-categories/faculty-affiliates)