Ana C. Dammert is an Associate Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Her research focuses on child labor, social protection, labor markets, and human capital formation in low- and middle-income countries, with a strong emphasis on rigorous impact evaluation and survey methods. She has been researching child labor for 20 years. In addition to her academic role, she has provided advisory services to various organizations and contributed to global research agendas on child labor.