Research

Publications

“When Fortune Favors Women: Do Marginal Increases in Female Representation Persist?” (with Armando Araico Cordero, Esteban González Luna, and Jaakko Meriläinen) Forthcoming in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

“The Unintended Consequences of Deportations: Evidence from Firm Behavior in El Salvador” (with Lelys Dinarte, Carlos Schmidt-Padilla, Sandra Rozo, Micaela Sviatschi, and Hernan Winkler) Economic Development and Cultural Change. 2023

“Deliberate Displacement During Conflict: Evidence from Colombia.” World Development. 146:105547. 2021

Under Review and Revision Requested

“Family Ties, Social Control, and Authoritarian Distribution to Elites” (with Horacio Larreguy and Jorge Mangonnet) (Revise and Resubmit at the American Political Science Review)

“Rebel Governance and Development: The Persistent Effects of Distrust in El Salvador” (with Lelys Dinarte, Juan Miguel Jiménez, Micaela Sviatschi, and Sandra Rozo) (Under Review)

“Immigrant Narratives Promote Inclusionary Attitudes Toward Immigration in the Global South” (with Mateo Vásquez-Cortés, Stephanie Zonszein, and Abraham Aldama) (Under Review)

Selected Work in Progress

“Refugee access to the local state and long-term economic and social integration” (with Horacio Larreguy and Mateo Vásquez-Cortés) (Status: Intervention in the field)

“Economic Outcomes and Location Choices for Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Mexico” (with Thomas Ginn and Fernanda Sobrino) (Status: Funding secured)

“Misinformation among Migrants” (with Daniel Rojas) (new draft coming soon) PAP

“The Effect of Rents on Selection and Behavior: Evidence from Illegal Gold Mining in Peru” (new draft coming soon)

“Can We Scale-Up Online Media Literacy Training and Fact Check Dissemination to Counter Misinformation in the Global South?” (with Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall, Daniela Pinto Veizaga, and Manuel Quintero) (draft available upon request)

“Can We Empower Journalists Through Training and Resources to CounterMisinformation?” (with Camila Blanes, Horacio Larreguy, John Marshall and Daniela Pinto Veizaga) (draft available upon request)

“Empowering the People: How to Promote Political Representation for the Poor?” (with Dongil Lee, Cyrus Samii, and Francis William Touola) (draft coming soon)