I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, I am also affiliated with J-PAL and EGAP.

My research focuses on public economics and development, specifically the equity of transfers and taxes, the process through which fiscal capacity and governance jointly develop, and the value of information and digital technologies. I also focus on the organization of bureaucracies and labor market frictions that constrain firms' decision-making and growth.

I received  my PhD from Harvard University and was a Post-Doctoral Associate with the J-PAL Digital Identification and Finance Initiative. I have worked at Innovations for Poverty Action, Evidence for Policy Design, and the World Bank.

Email: gabriel.tourek[at]pitt.edu

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