Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Cornell. I am an applied microeconomist working on topics in political economy. I completed my PhD in Economics at Universtat Pompeu Fabra in 2021 and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago in 2021-22.
My email is mnd43@cornell.edu.
You can find my CV here.
Working Papers:
(with Marianne Andries, Leonardo Bursztyn and Thomas Chaney), June 2024
Experience, Narratives, and Climate Change Beliefs
(with Ruben Durante, Elliot Motte and Eleonora Patacchini), June 2024
Work in Progress:
The Electoral Effects of Voting Technology: Evidence from Bulgaria
(with Teodora Tsankova)
Publications:
The Impact of Online Competition on Local Newspapers: Evidence from the Introduction of Craigslist
(with Ruben Durante and Greg Martin)
Review of Economic Studies, forthcoming[data]Persuasion through Slanted Language: Evidence from the Media Coverage of Immigration
American Economic Review (2023), 113(3): 800-835
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Summary: Econimate, AEA Highlights
Media Attention and Strategic Timing in Politics: Evidence from Presidential Executive Orders
(with Ruben Durante)
American Journal of Political Science (2022), 66(4): 813-834
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The Great Recession and Social Preferences: Evidence from Ukraine
(with Ralph De Haas and Elena Nikolova)
Journal of Comparative Economics (2016), 44(1): 92-107
Other Publications:
Media Slant and Public Policy Views
(with Ruben Durante, Elliot Motte and Eleonora Patacchini)
American Economic Association Papers and Proceedings, forthcoming