CV - Lucas Ronconi
Affiliations
University of Buenos Aires, Department of Economics, Argentina
• Profesor Regular (Tenured Professor), 2023 to present
• Profesor Interino (Adjunct Professor), 2016 – 2022
Argentine National Research Council, CONICET-EEyN-UNSAM
• Investigador Independiente (Research Fellow), 2019 to present
• Investigador Adjunto (Research Scientist), 2014 – 2019
IZA Institute for the Study of Labor, Germany
• Non-Resident Research Fellow, 2017 to present
PEP Partnership for Economic Policy, Kenya
• Non-Resident Policy and Research Fellow, 2019 to present
Education
Ph.D. in Public Policy, UC Berkeley, USA, 2003-2007
MA Development Economics, Yale University, USA, 1998-2000
Licenciado in Economics, Universidad de San Andres, Argentina, 1991-1995
Research Interests
Development, Labor, Political Economy, Enforcement, Informality, Civic Behavior
Publications
Journal articles in English
A multidimensional analysis of labour violations in West Africa, with M. Diallo. Journal of Industrial Relations, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/00221856261477812
Topical disconnect between research and needs: the importance of author location, with A. Kassouf. Third World Quarterly, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2026.2712362
Weberian Civil Service and Labor Enforcement, with M. Dewey, Public Administration and Development, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/pad.70081
Measuring Effective Labour Regulation in the Less Developed World: Recent Advances and Challenges Ahead, with S. Raphael, Comparative Labor Law & Policy Journal, 2026. https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/cllpj/vol46/iss1/9
Compliance and Accountability-Seeking: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Argentina, with K. Krakowski, Journal of Development Economics, 175: 103492, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2025.103492
Undocumented Migration, Regularization and Citizenship in the Southern Cone, Journal of Labor Research, 46: 1–31, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12122-025-09370-7
The incidence and severe consequences of Occupational Injuries among Informal Workers in a Developing Country, with J. Anchorena and J. Paz, International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics, 31(2): 560–67, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1080/10803548.2025.2454152
Minimum Wage Policy and Inequality in Latin America and the Caribbean, with T. H. Gindling, Oxford Open Economics, 4(Supplement_1): 400–15, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1093/ooec/odae011
Beyond the Law-in-the-Books: Labour Enforcement in Senegal, with M. Diallo, Economic and Labour Relations Review, 35(2): 276-91, 2024.
Who Demands Labor (De)Regulation in the Developing World? Insider–Outsider Theory Revisited, with R. Kanbur and S. López-Cariboni, International Labour Review, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12363
Demand-Side Obstacles to Publishing Economics Research: A View from the South (commentary), with A. Kassouf, Progress in Development Studies, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1177/14649934221131734
Household-Based Clientelism: Brokers’ Allocation of Temporary Public Works Programs in Argentina, with R. Zarazaga, Studies in Comparative International Development, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12116-019-09280-7
Enforcement Matters: The Effective Regulation of Labor, with R. Kanbur, International Labour Review, 157(3): 331-356, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12112
US Free Trade Agreements and Enforcement of Labor Law in Latin America, with S. Dewan, Industrial Relations, 57(1): 35-56, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12199
Labor Exclusion and the Erosion of Citizenship Responsibilities, with R. Zarazaga, World Development, 74: 453-461, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.06.004
Labor Inspection in the Developing World: Stylized facts from the Enterprise Survey, with R. Almeida, Industrial Relations, 55(3): 468-489, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1111/irel.12146
Reciprocity and Willingness to Pay Taxes: Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Latin America, with D. Ortega and P. Sanguinetti, Economia, 16(2): 55-87, 2016. https://doi.org/10.31389/eco.78
Labor Law Violations in Chile, with R. Kanbur and L. Wedenoja, International Labour Review, 152 (3-4): 431-444, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1564-913X.2013.00187.x
Land-Use Regulations, Compliance, and Land Markets in Argentina, with P. Monkkonen, Urban Studies, 50(10): 1951-1969, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098012471982
Globalization, Domestic Institutions and Enforcement of Labor Law: Evidence from Latin America, Industrial Relations, 55(1): 89-105, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00664.x
Social Capital and Self-Rated Health in Argentina, with T. Brown and R. Scheffler, Health Economics, 21(2): 201-208, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.1696
Enforcement and Compliance with Labor Regulations in Argentina, Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 64(4): 719-736, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1177/001979391006300409
The Effect of Workfare Policy on Social Movement Mobilizations, with I. Franceschelli, Economics Letters, 105(3): 315-317, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2009.09.003
Estimates of the Benefit Incidence of Workfare, Economia, 9(2): 129-145, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1353/eco.0.0029
The Effects of Labor Market Competition with Immigrants on the Wages and Employment of Natives: What Does Existing Research Tell Us?” with S. Raphael, Du Bois Review: Social Science and Research on Race, 4(2): 413-432, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742058X07070233
Teachers’ Strikes in Argentina: Partisan Alignment and Public Sector Labor Relations, with M. Murillo, Studies in Comparative International Development, 39(1): 77-98, 2004. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02686316
Journal articles in Spanish
La incidencia de la dotación de redes de infraestructura en el precio del suelo: Evidencia del Área Metropolitana de Buenos Aires, with J. Casazza and E. Reese, Revista de Estudios Urbano Regionales (EURE), 44(133): 5-28, 2018
‘Argentina Trabaja’ para los que votan. La exclusión de hogares con niños de beneficios sociales, con R. Zarazaga, Desarrollo Económico, 57(222): 231-251, 2017
¿Cada voto cuenta igual? Una medición de irregularidades en telegramas de la elección presidencial de 2011 en Argentina, with R. Zarazaga, Studia Politicae, 33: 9-27, 2014
Evaluación del programa de entrega voluntaria de armas de fuego en Argentina, with D. Lenis and E. Schargrodsky, Perspectivas sobre el Desarrollo, 9(1): 14-34, 2011
Book & Book Chapters
Youth Employment Programmes in Africa, with R. Mabugu (editors). Routledge, 2026.
Exclusión de Hecho: Accidentes y Enfermedades en el Trabajo Informal, with J. Anchorena and J. Paz. UNSAM Edita, 2026.
Conurbano infinito: Actores políticos y sociales, entre la presencia estatal y la ilegalidad, with R. Zarazaga (editors). Siglo XXI, 2017
Comparative Evidence on Urban Land-Use Regulation Bureaucracy in Developing Countries, with P. Monkkonen, in E. Birch, S. Chattaraj and S. Wachter (eds.), Slums: How Informal Real State Markets Work. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2016
Social Capital and Health in Low and Middle-Income Countries, with J. Anchorena and S. Ozawa, in S. Folland and L. Rocco (eds.), The Economics of Social Capital and Health. World Scientific Series in Global Healthcare Economics and Public Policy, 2014
Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Values and Public Policy in Argentina, with J. Anchorena, in E. Lora and F. Castellani (eds.), Entrepreneurship in Latin America: A Step Up the Social Ladder? Washington DC: World Bank, 2013
Latin American Labor Reforms: Evaluating Risk and Security, with M. V. Murillo and A. Schrank, in J. A. Ocampo and J. Ross (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Latin American Economics. Oxford University Press: Oxford, UK, 2011
Discrimination and Social Networks: Popularity among High School Students in Argentina, with V. Elías and J. Elías, in H. Ñopo, A. Chong and A. Moro (eds.), Discrimination in Latin America: An Economic Perspective. Washington DC: World Bank, 2010
Clientelism, Public Workfare and the Emergence of the Piqueteros, with I. Franceschelli, in N. Dinello and V. Popov (eds.), Political Institutions and Development: Failed Expectations and Renewed Hopes. GDN Series, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, UK, 2007
Teachers’ Unions and Education in Argentina, with M. V. Murillo, J. Sanguinetti, and M. Tommasi, in P. Kuhn and G. Márquez (eds.), What Difference Do Unions Make? Washington DC: Inter-American Development Bank, 2005
Working Papers and Reports (selected)
Regulación laboral en América Latina y el Caribe en tiempos de COVID-19: Resultados de un análisis leximétrico, con A. Támola, and M. C. Fernández Díez, Nota técnica BID 2342, 2022
The Political Economy of Law Enforcement, con M. Dewey y C. Wolf. No. 21/1. MaxPo Discussion Paper, 2021
How do Labor Unions affect Inequality and Efficiency in Latin America? Background Paper for the Regional Human Development Report, UNDP, 2020
Enforcement of Labor Regulations in Developing countries, IZA World of Labor, 2019.
Incidencia de las inspecciones y las sanciones laborales sobre el empleo registrado. Evidencia empírica para Argentina a partir de los registros administrativos, con M. Ohaco, Serie Documentos de Trabajo No. 24, Oficina OIT Argentina, 2018
Reconciling National and Regional Estimates of the Effect of Immigration on U.S. Labor Markets: The Confounding Effects of Native Male Incarceration Trends, with S. Raphael, Goldman School of Public Policy Working Paper No. GSPP08-004, 2008
Honors & Awards
Paper Award, Frontiers in Development Policy, Korean Development Institute (KDI)
Paper Award, Global Development Medal, GDN
Book Award, Titshonhy, University of San Martín, Argentina
Prize Best Dissertation, National Institute Public Administration (INAP), Argentina
Prize Junior Researcher, Sociedad Argentina de Análisis Político (SAAP)
Ph.D. Dissertation Fellowship, Labor, and Education Research Fund California, USA
Erasmus+, European Union
Fulbright Scholarship, USA
Other
Former board member, Universidad de San Andres, Argentina
Co-founder, Escuela de Liderazgo Politico (School of Political Leadership), CIAS, Argentina
Visting Scholar, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico
Visiting Scholar, IRLE, UC Berkeley, USA
Visiting Professor, University Åbo/Turku, Finland
Visiting Scholar, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Italy
Visiting Scholar, Research Department, IDB, USA
