Selected Published and Forthcoming Papers
How Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy
with Mariella Gonzales and Luis Martinez Appendix Tables and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) Forthcoming at American Economic Journal: Applied Economics Media coverage: La Republica (Peru), Barcelona GSE Focus, GlobalDev BlogAccountability, Political Capture and Selection into Politics: Evidence from Peruvian Municipalities
with Miriam Artilles and Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp Appendices and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol103(2): 397-411. May 2021. Media coverage: VoxDevVertical Integration, Supplier Behavior and Quality Upgrading Among Exporters
with Christopher Hansman, Jonas Hjort, and Matthieu Teachout Appendix Tables Journal of Political Economy, Vol.128(9): 3570–3625. September 2020. Winner of the Oliver Williamson Award for the Best Paper presented at the Society of Institutional and Organizational Economics annual conference Media coverage: Barcelona GSE Focus; The Visible Hand PodcastInterlinked Firms and the Consequences of Piecemeal Regulation
with Christopher Hansman and Jonas Hjort Appendices Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol 17(3): 876-916. June 2019. Media coverage: Barcelona GSE FocusUrbanization Patterns, Information Diffusion and Female Voting in Rural Paraguay
with Alberto Chong, Martin Valdivia, Vivian Roza and Gabriela Vega Appendix Tables and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 63(2): 323-341. April 2019. Media coverage: AJPS Author BlogTurnout, Political Preferences and Information: Experimental Evidence from Perú
Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 127: 56-71. July 2017. Appendix Tables, Theoretical Appendix and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse)Compulsory Voting, Turnout, and Government Spending: Evidence from Austria
with Mitchell Hoffman and Maria Lombardi Journal of Public Economics,Vol. 145: 103–115. January 2017. Appendix Tables and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) Media coverage: The Economist; Chicago Booth Review, VoxEu, CATO Research BriefRisky Transportation Choices and the Value of Statistical Life
with Edward Miguel American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol 9(1):202-28. January 2017. Appendix Tables and Replication Files (Harvard Dataverse) Media coverage: The Wall Street Journal and Foreign PolicyInequality in School Resources, and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Peru
with Martin Valdivia. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 40(1): 71-84. Winter 2015.Civil Conflict and Human Capital Accumulation: Long Term Consequences of Political Violence in Perú
Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 47(4): 991-1023. Fall 2012. Appendix TablesThese papers are copyrighted by the respective publisher. A single copy may be downloaded and printed for the reader’s personal research and study only. No other use is permitted.
Privatized Firms, Rule of Law, and Labor Outcomes in Emerging Markets
with Alberto Chong. Journal of Development Studies. Vol. 45(9): 1513-1525. October, 2009Barriers to Exit
with Alberto Chong. Economic Letters, Vol. 99: 93-97. April, 2008“International Remittances and Income inequality: an Empirical investigation”.
with Valerie Koechlin. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Vol. 10(2): 123-141, June, 2007.“Rewiring Institutions”.
with Alberto Chong and Cecilia de Mendoza. In: Chong, Alberto, eds. “Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies”. Development in the Americas: 2011 Report. New York: Palgrave McMillan.“Privatizations and Social Exclusion in Latin America”.
with Alberto Chong and Hugo Ñopo. In: Marquez, Gustavo, et. al. eds. “Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean”. Inter-American Development Bank- Economic and Social Progress in Latin America: 2008 Harvard University Press: Washington DC.