My Research
My current research interest is focused in the areas of development, organizational and political economics.
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Working Papers
with Stefano Caria, Erika Deserranno and Philipp Kastrau. R&R at The Journal of Political Economy. AEA RCT Registry AEARCTR-0003345 Media Coverage: J-PAL Blog post, VoxDev; Teaching SlidesPromotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector
with Erika Deserranno and Philipp Kastrau. Conditionally accepted at the American Economic Review: Insights. Link to old (longer) version. AEA RCT Registry AEARCTR-0003993 Media Coverage: J-PAL Blog post, VoxDev; Teaching Slides with Matteo Bobba, Tim Ederer, Christopher Neilson, and Marco Nieddu. Resubmitted to The Journal of Political Economy. Media Coverage: VoxDev; BSE FocusSelected Published and Forthcoming Papers
These papers are copyrighted by the respective publisher. A single copy may be downloaded and printed for the reader’s personal research and study only. No other use is permitted.with Dijana Zejcirovic and Fernando Fernández. Forthcoming at the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy.Appendix Tables and Teaching Slides Media Coverage: VoxEU; Nada es Gratis; VoxDev; Teaching Slides
When Transparency Fails: Financial Incentives for Local Banking Agents in Indonesia
with Erika Deserranno and Firman Witoelar. Forthcoming at The Review of Economics and Statistics.Appendix Tables, Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) and Teaching SlidesMedia Coverage: VoxDev; Policy Report; Interview at Faculti.netImmigration, Labor Markets, and Discrimination: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus in Perú
with Andre Gröger and Steven Stillman. Forthcoming at World Development.How Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy
with Mariella Gonzales and Luis Martinez American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol 14(1): 293-326. January 2022. Appendix Tables, Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) and Teaching Slides Media coverage: La Republica (Peru), Barcelona GSE Focus, GlobalDev Blog; Interview at Faculti.netAccountability, Political Capture and Selection into Politics: Evidence from Peruvian Municipalities
with Miriam Artilles and Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol 103(2): 397-411. May 2021. Appendix tables, Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) and Teaching Slides Media coverage: VoxDevVertical Integration, Supplier Behavior and Quality Upgrading Among Exporters
with Christopher Hansman, Jonas Hjort, and Matthieu Teachout Journal of Political Economy, Vol.128(9): 3570–3625. September 2020. Appendix Tables and Teaching SlidesWinner of the Oliver Williamson Award for the Best Paper presented at the Society of Institutional and Organizational Economics annual conference Media coverage: Barcelona GSE Focus; The Visible Hand PodcastInterlinked Firms and the Consequences of Piecemeal Regulation
with Christopher Hansman and Jonas Hjort Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol 17(3): 876-916. June 2019. Appendices Media coverage: Barcelona GSE FocusUrbanization Patterns, Information Diffusion and Female Voting in Rural Paraguay
with Alberto Chong, Martin Valdivia, Vivian Roza and Gabriela Vega American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 63(2): 323-341. April 2019. Appendix Tables and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) Media coverage: AJPS Author BlogTurnout, Political Preferences and Information: Experimental Evidence from Perú
Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 127: 56-71. July 2017. Appendix Tables, Theoretical Appendix, Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) and Teaching SlidesCompulsory Voting, Turnout, and Government Spending: Evidence from Austria
with Mitchell Hoffman and Maria Lombardi Journal of Public Economics,Vol. 145: 103–115. January 2017. Appendix Tables and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) Media coverage: The Economist; Chicago Booth Review, VoxEu, CATO Research BriefRisky Transportation Choices and the Value of Statistical Life
with Edward Miguel American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol 9(1):202-28. January 2017. Appendix Tables, Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) and Teaching Slides Media coverage: The Wall Street Journal and Foreign PolicyInequality in School Resources, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Peru
with Martin Valdivia. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 40(1): 71-84. Winter 2015.Civil Conflict and Human Capital Accumulation: Long Term Consequences of Political Violence in Perú
Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 47(4): 991-1023. Fall 2012. Appendix TablesBook Chapters
Clientelism in Decentralized States
with Leonard Wantchekon. In: Rodden, Jonathan and Erik Wibbles, eds. “Decentralized Governance and Accountability: Academic Research and the Future of Donor Programming” (2019) .Pre-Doctoral Journal Articles and Book Chapters
Privatized Firms, Rule of Law, and Labor Outcomes in Emerging Markets
with Alberto Chong. Journal of Development Studies. Vol. 45(9): 1513-1525. October, 2009Barriers to Exit
with Alberto Chong. Economic Letters, Vol. 99: 93-97. April, 2008“International Remittances and Income inequality: an Empirical investigation”.
with Valerie Koechlin. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Vol. 10(2): 123-141, June, 2007.“Rewiring Institutions”.
with Alberto Chong and Cecilia de Mendoza. In: Chong, Alberto, eds. “Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies”. Development in the Americas: 2011 Report. New York: Palgrave McMillan.“Privatizations and Social Exclusion in Latin America”.
with Alberto Chong and Hugo Ñopo. In: Marquez, Gustavo, et. al. eds. “Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Inter-American Development Bank- Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: 2008 Harvard University Press: Washington DC.