Research

"(De facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Land Tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa" (joint with Ömer Özak)   (see paper) 

Economics Letters, Volume 243, October 2024

"When a Strike Strikes Twice: Massive Student Mobilizations and Teenage Pregnancy in Chile" 

(Joint with Pablo Celhay and M. Cristina Riquelme) (see paper)

Journal of Development Economics, Volume 170,  September 2024 

"The Virus of Fear: The Political Impact of Ebola in the US"  

(Joint with Ruben Durante and Filipe Campante) (see paper) (NBER WP 26897) -

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Volume 16, No 1, January 2024, pp 480-509

coverage: NYT elDiario (España) Niskanen Center Nexo (Brazil) Tucson.com Livemint

"Building Nations Through Shared Experiences: Evidence from African Football" (Joint with Ruben Durante and Filipe Campante)  

"Unexpected Guests: The Impact of Internal Displacement Inflows on Rental Prices in Colombian Host Communities” (Joint with Rafael Santos †)

“Malaria and Early African Development: Evidence from Sickle Cell Trait”  (joint with David N. Weil)

“Fear of Obama: An Empirical Study of the Demand for Guns and the US 2008 Presidential Election”

“State History and Contemporary Conflict: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa”  -new version coming soon-

(see paper)

"Followed by Violence: Forced Immigration and Homicides" 

(Joint with Rafael Santos †)   -currently working in a new version-

(see paper)

"(De facto) Historical Ethnic Borders and Conflict in Africa" (joint with Ömer Özak)   (see paper) -currently working in a new version-

"The Political Consequences of Vaccines: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Eligibility Rules" 

(Joint with Felipe González) (see paper) Pre-Analysis Plan Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Development Economics

"Party Politics, Inter-jurisdictional Cooperation and Law Enforcement: Evidence from Mexico" (see paper) (Joint with Ruben Durante and Emilio Gutierrez)  Revise and Resubmit at the Journal of Public Economics