My areas of interest are:
Development Economics
Political Economy
Policy Evaluation
Publications (and forthcoming articles):
"Remote Parent Coaching in Preschool Mathematics: Evidence from Peru". Joint with Emma Naslund-Hadley, Carolina Mendez and Juan Hernández-Agramonte, Economics of Education Review (forthcoming, December 2026)
"Policymaking, Trust, and the Demand for Public Services: Evidence from a Mass Sterilization Campaign. ". Joint with Gianmarco León and Dijana Zejcirovic, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 17 (1): 181–215.
"Empowering College Students through Leadership Roles in their Communities: Experimental evidence from Peru". Joint with Marcos Agurto, Sandra Buzinsky, and Javier Torres. Journal of Human Capital, 18:4, 2024
"The Effects of Electrification on Employment in Rural Peru". Joint with Rosamaría Dasso . IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2015, 4:6
"Do Benefit Recipients Change Their Labor Supply After Receiving the Cash Transfer? Evidence from the Peruvian JUNTOS Program". Joint with Victor Saldarriaga. IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2014, 3: 2
Work in Progress:
Breaking the gridlock: Zero-sum thinking, identity and mutual-gain reforms. Joint with Kai Gehring, Matteo Grigoletto, and Arne Weiss. Draft coming soon.
Credible Promises and Formalization: Survey Evidence from Gold Miners in the Peruvian Amazon Joint with Stefano Jud, Quynh Nguyen, Elena Borasino, Kai Gehring, Matteo Grigoletto and Arne Weiss. Draft coming soon.
Understanding Artisanal Mining. Joint with Mathieu Couttenier, Ronny Condor, Kai Gehring and Arne Weiss. Status: Data collection completed
Narrative intervention: the case of production technology for Gold Mining in Peru. Joint with Kai Gehring, Matteo Grigoletto and Arne Weiss. Status: Data collection completed.
Beyond Mano Dura: Can information about democractic costs shift voter preferences on security policies? Joint with Martin Valdivia and Brayan Condori. AEA RCT Registry: AEARCTR-0018681. Status: Data collection completed.