Curriculum Vitae
NAILA MAYA SHOFIA
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
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CONTACT
Department of Economics
National University of Singapore
AS2, 1 Arts Link, #06-09
Singapore, 117568
naila.shofia@nus.edu.sg
www.nailashofia.com
+65 65161127
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Development Economics · Political Economy · Labor Economics · Behavioral Economics
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics, National University of Singapore
Assistant Professor (joint appointment)
Division of Social Sciences (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)
Yale-NUS College
July 2022 – present
July 2021 – June 2025
VISITING POSITIONS
Visiting Scholar, Harvard Kennedy School – Center for International Development (CID)
Visiting Scholar, Department of Economics, Boston University
Spring 2026
Fall 2026
RESEARCH AFFILIATIONS
J-PAL Invited Researcher, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
Weiss Fund Nominee, Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics
2026 - present
2026 - present
EDUCATION
PhD, awarded with Distinction
Università Bocconi
Master in Public Policy, full fellowship
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Master in Public Policy & Administration, Thesis received Distinction
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Bachelor of Economics, awarded with Distinction
University of Indonesia
2021
2011
2011
2008
PUBLICATIONS
Why veil? Religious headscarves and the economic role of women. Forthcoming, Review of Economic Studies.
Gender and the politics of death: female representation, political and development contexts and population health in a cross-national panel. 2018. Demography. 55(5). pp. 1905–1934 (with R. Macmillan and W. Sigle).
WORKING PAPERS
You are Fired, My Lord: Experimental Evidence on Democratic Narratives and Accountability. AEA RCT Registry ID: AEARCTR-0012872 (with P. Stanig). Submitted.
Wearing Your Religion: How Labor Markets Prize Visible Identity. AEA RCT Registry ID: AEARCTR-0008559 (with S. Fiorin and E. La Ferrara).
Modern Love, Traditional Norms: Mating in The 21st Century. AEA RCT Registry ID: AEARCTR-0015952 (with Ornella Darova)
Sectarian Conflict and Identity Formation in a Consolidating Democracy.
SELECTED WORK IN PROGRESS
From Job to Careers: Skill Investment and Career Ladders in Indonesian F&B Industry
From Job to Careers: Skill Investment and Career Ladders in Indonesian F&B Industry
Money or ideology: The motivation of politicians in a young democracy
Money or ideology: The motivation of politicians in a young democracy
Governing Intangible Commons: Evidence from the Indonesian Traditional Embroidery Industry
Governing Intangible Commons: Evidence from the Indonesian Traditional Embroidery Industry
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