I am a Ph.D. student in Economics at Cornell University. I hold a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
I have worked at the University of Chicago and ETH Zurich. I have also served as a research consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. I am also an Adjunct Professor at PUCP.
My research lies at the intersection of Development Economics and Political Economy. I use applied empirical methods to study how natural resource wealth affects local economic development, labor markets, and the behavior of incumbent politicians in developing countries.
I have published articles in journals as Review of Development Economics, Environment and Development Economics, and Extractive Industries and Society.
Email: vjg34@cornell.edu and Google Scholar.
Presentation at MPSA 2026! My work in progress "Community-Based Aid, and Violence: Weakening Transnational Gangs Through Immigrant" was selected for presentation in Chicago!
Presentation at RISE-SASE (Nov. 25) I presented my work in progress "The cost of going local: Politicians’ Career Incentives in Weak Institutional Settings" (With Jose Carlos Orihuela and Cesar Contreras) in Niteroi, Brazil!
New Published Paper (Apr. 25) "Resource Booms and Entrenched Gender Roles in the Andes" (With Jose Carlos Orihuela) is now published at Review of Development Economics!!!