berenger Djoumessi Tiague

Hey there! I am Berenger Djoumessi Tiague, a PhD graduate from the University of Minnesota in Applied Economics.

I studied topics at the intersection of environmental, development, and agricultural economics.

I currently work as a Research Scientist working at Meta (formerly Facebook) on the Demography & Survey Science Unit – Monetization team.

I am passionate about acquiring new skills that I like sharing with people worldwide via video or written tutorials.

Check out the links below to get access to some useful data sources/resources I put together.

If you want to know more about me, check out:

My wonderful Ph.D. committee members are :

Jason Kerwin (Advisor – Check out his publications and working papers HERE).

Marc Bellemare (Advisor – His latest book Doing Economics is available HERE).

Audrey Dorélien (Check out all her publications HERE)

Paul Glewwe (His latest book with Petra Todd Impact Evaluation in International Development: Theory, Methods and Practice is available HERE. The digital version is free to download.)

I received my Masters’s degree in International & Development Economics at the University of San Francisco with Jesse Antilla Hughes as my advisor. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree from the University of Dschang in Cameroon.

Quotes I Like a Lot


“Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.”

— Albert Einstein (or maybe not him. Guess we’ll never know).

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”

— Nelson Mandela

“Become so skilled, so vigilant, so flat-out fantastic at what you do that your talent cannot be dismissed.”

— Oprah Winfrey

“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.”

— Bruce Lee

“Find your life’s purpose and God’s given talents, exploit them to the fullest extent, become the best you can become, and use them to serve others.”

— Berenger Djoumessi Tiague (aka Mr. B)

Let’s stay in touch!

You can reach out to me via email: djoum003@umn.edu