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ALBERTO E. CHONG

Department of Economics Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

14 Marietta St. Room 516 Atlanta, GA 30304

E-mail: achong6@gsu.edu

CURRENT POSITION

Full Professor, Second Century Initiative, Department of Economics, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University. Additional appointments: College of Education and Human Development, International Center for Public Policy, and Adult Literacy Research Center, Georgia State University, September 2015 –

AREAS OF INTEREST

Development Economics, Political Economy, Public Economics, Adult literacy Google Scholar: 4,930 citations (h-index: 34, i10 index: 82) REPEC: top 1 % in all related productivity measures and top 5 % in all related citation measures.

EDUCATION Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. M.A., Ph.D. in Economics, 1988-1993. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Department of Economics, 1989-1991 Escuela Superior de Administración de Negocios (ESAN), Lima, 1986 Catholic University, Lima. B.A., Lic., Social Sciences and Economics, 1981-1985

PREVIOUS POSITIONS Professor, Universidad del Pacifico, Lima; 2016 - ; Affiliated Professor, 2013-2016 Full Professor, School of International Development and Global Studies and Department of Economics, University of Ottawa, July, 2012 - August 2015 Visiting Professor, Institute for International Economic Policy, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, July 2011- June 2012. Chief Economist, ad interim, Inter-American Development Bank (in periods when Chief Economist was absent during 2005-2011); Director of Flagship Reports of the Inter-American Development Bank (2007 and 2011); Principal Research Economist, Research Department and Office of the Chief Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, 2005-2011; Senior Research Economist, Research Department and Office of the Chief Economist, Inter-American Development Bank, 2000-2005.

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Consultant, World Bank, Development Economics Research Group, 1997-1999 Visiting Researcher, IRIS, University of Maryland, College Park, 1997-1998 Advisor, Ministry of Finance, Government of Peru, 1993-1995 and 1996-1997 Vice-President for Development, Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo, Lima, 1995-96 Center for Economic Studies 1/2 de Cambio, Economic Analyst, 1985-1987

EDITORIAL APPOINTMENTS Associate Editor, Economics Bulletin, 2014-

OTHER APPOINTMENTS Consultant, 3ie, Impact Evaluation, Internet Access (Government Program, Colombia) 2015-16; International selection committee, Development Priorities Window, 2016. Principal Investigator, MSI- USAID Impact Evaluation Project on India and Kyrgyzstan (Women Entrepreneurs), 2014- Consultant, MSI-USAID Growth Program, Jordan Competitiveness Program, 2015- Consultant, World Bank, 2012- Consultant, Development Research Strategies, 2012 - Member of High-Level “Quipu” Commission on Impact Evaluation, Ministry of Social Development, Government of Peru 2012 Member of Organizing Committee Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Meetings, 2012 Adviser, Office of the Comptroller of the Peruvian Government, 2012

PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS

1. “Political and Economic Inequities and the Shaping of Institutions and Redistribution” (with M. Gradstein), Southern Economic Journal, Forthcoming

2. “Are There Nutrient-Based Poverty Traps?” (with I. Cohen, E. Field, E. Nakasone, and M.

Torero), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 8, 4: 1-33, October 2016

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3. “Long-Run Exposure to Television and Homicides in Cities: Some Empirical Evidence for Brazil” (with M. Yanez-Pagans), Journal of Development Studies, Forthcoming

4. “Do Good Institutions Improve Fiscal Transparency?” (with N. Andreula), Economics

of Governance, 17, 3; 241-263, August 2016

5. “On Education and Democratic Preferences” (with M. Gradstein) Economics & Politics, 27, 3: 362-388, November 2015.

6. “Money Laundering and its Regulation (with F. López-de-Silanes), Economics &

Politics, 27, 1: 78-123, March 2015

7. “Does Corruption Information Inspire the Fight or Quash the Hope? A Field Experiment in Mexico on Voter Turnout, Choice, and Party Identification” (with A. De La O, D. Karlan, and L. Wantchekon), The Journal of Politics, 77, 1: 55-71 January 2015

8. “(Ineffective) Messages to Encourage Recycling: Evidence from a Randomized

Evaluation in Peru” (with D. Karlan, J. Shapiro, and J. Zinman), The World Bank Economic Review, 29,1: 180-206, January 2015.

9. “Trust and Trustworthiness in the Aftermath of Natural Disasters: Experimental

Evidence from the 2010 Chilean Earthquake”, (with D. Fleming and H. Bejarano), Journal of Development Studies, 50, 11: 1482-1493, November 2014.

10. “Letter Grading Government Efficiency”, (with R. La Porta, F. Lopez-de- Silanes, and A.

Shleifer), Journal of the European Economic Association, 12, 2: 277-299, July 2014 (lead article).

11. “Stated Behavior and Revealed Preference: Evidence from Six Latin American

Countries”, (with J. Cardenas and H. Ñopo), Journal of Development Economics, 104: 16-33, September 2013

12. “Estimating Income Elasticity of Government Expenditures”, (with M. Bruckner and M.

Gradstein), Journal of Public Economics, 96, 11: 1025-1035, October 2012.

13. “Soap Operas and Fertility in Brazil”, (with E. La Ferrara and S. Duryea), American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 4(4): 1-31, October 2012 (lead article).

14. “Does the Quality of Training Programs Matter? Evidence from Bidding Processes Data”

(with J. Galdo), Labour Economics, November 2012

15. “Privatization and Labor Policies” (with J. Guillen and F. Lopez-de-Silanes), Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 95, 9-10: 119-1130, October 2011

16. “Is the World Flat? Country and Firm-Level Determinants of Law Compliance” (with M.

Gradstein), Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, Vol. 27, 2: 272-300, August 2011

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17. “Firm-Level Determinants of Political Influence” (with M. Gradstein), Economics and Politics, Vol. 22, 3: 233-256, November 2010

18. “Language Nuances and Socio-Economic Outcomes” (with J. Guillen and V. Rios),

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 69, 2: 693-716, April 2010.

19. “Language Nuances, Trust, And Economic Growth” (with J. Guillen and V. Rios), Public Choice, Vol. 143, 1-2: 191-208, April 2010

20. “Political and Institutional Environment and Privatization Prices” (with J. Guillen and A.

Riano), Public Choice, Vol. 142, 1-2: 91-110, January 2010.

21. “Access to Telephone Services and Household Income in Poor Rural Areas Using a Quasi-natural Experiment for Peru” (with V. Galdo and M. Torero), Economica, Vol. 76, 304: 623-648, October 2009

22. “Privatised Firms and Labour Outcomes in Emerging Markets” (with G. Leon), The

Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 45, 9: 1513-1525, October 2009

23. “Television and Divorce: Evidence from Brazilian Novelas” (with E. La Ferrara), Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 7, No. 2-3, Pages 458-468, April 2009

24. “Can Foreign Aid Reduce Income Inequality and Poverty?” (with M. Calderon and M.

Gradstein), Public Choice, Vol. 140, 1-2: 59-84, April 2009

25. “Volatility and Economic Growth” (with M. Gradstein), The Journal of Economic Growth, (lead article), Vol. 14, 1: 1-25, March 2009

26. “Foreign Participation and Hiring Patterns After Privatization” (with V. Galdo), Labour:

Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 23, 1: 195-207, March 2009

27. “To What Extent do Latin Americans Trust, Reciprocate, and Cooperate? Evidence from Experiments in Six Latin American Countries” (with J. Cárdenas and H. Ñopo). Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, Vol. 9, 2: 45-94, Spring 2009

28. “Labor Market Institutions and Income Inequality: An Empirical Exploration” (with C.

Calderón), Public Choice, 138, 1: 65-81, January 2009

29. “Informality and Productivity in the Labor Market in Peru” (with J. Galdo and J. Saavedra) Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 11, 4: 229-245 (lead article), December 2008

30. “Does Compulsory Voting Help Equalize Income?” (with M. Olivera), Economics and

Politics, Vol. 20, 3: 391-415, November 2008

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31. “What Determines Foreign Aid? The Donors' Perspective” (with M. Gradstein), Journal of Development Economics (lead article), Vol. 87, 1: 1-13, August, 2008

32. “Is it Possible to Speak English Without Thinking American? On Globalization and the

Determinants of Cultural Assimilation” (with J. Galdo), Economics Letters, Vol. 100, 2, 192-95, August 2008.

33. “Barriers to Exit” (with G. León). Economics Letters, Vol. 99, 1: 93-97, April, 2008

34. “Beliefs vs. Actions. The Mystery of Discrimination in Latin America” (with H. Ñopo),

Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Economic Association, Vol. 8, 2: 79-115, Spring 2008

35. “Current Account Deficits in Africa: Stylized Facts and Basic Determinants” (with C.

Calderón and L. Zanforlin). Economic Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 56, Number 1: 191-221. October, 2007

36. “Inequality and Institutions” (with M. Gradstein). Review of Economics and Statistics,

Vol. 89, 3: 454-465, August, 2007

37. “Should state-owned firms change CEOs before privatization? Some evidence from the telecommunications industry” (with V. Galdo), Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 14, 8: 591-595, August, 2007

38. “Rent Seeking and Political Checks and Balances in Uruguay” (with C. Calderón)

Economic Inquiry, Vol. 45, 3: 592-601, July, 2007

39. “Trade intensity and business cycle synchronization: Are developing countries any different?” (with C. Calderón and E. Stein), Journal of International Economics (lead article), Vol. 71, 1: 2-21, March, 2007

40. “Institutional enforcement, labor-market rigidities, and economic performance” (with

C. Calderón and G. León). Emerging Markets Review, Vol. 8, 1: 38-49, March, 2007

41. “Inequality and Informality” (with M. Gradstein), Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 91, 1-2: 159-179, February, 2007.

42. “Valieron la Pena las Privtizaciones?” (with E. Lora), Nueva Sociedad, 207, 80-92,

enero-febrero 2007.

43. “Do Democracies Breed Rent-Seeking Behavior? Evidence for Uruguay” (with C. Calderón), Journal of Policy Reform (lead article), Vol. 9, 4: 247-260, December, 2006

44. “Bundling of Basic Public Services and Household Welfare in Developing Countries: An

Empirical Exploration for the Case of Peru” (with J. Hentschel and J. Saavedra), Oxford Development Studies, Vol. 35, 3: 329-346, September, 2006

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45. “Streamlining and Privatization Prices in the Telecommunications Industry” (with V. Galdo), Economica, Vol. 73, 291: 461-484, August, 2006

46. “Political and Corporate Governance and Pro-Cyclicality in Capital Flows: Evidence

from Emerging Market Countries” (with A. Izquierdo, A. Micco, and U. Panizza), International Finance, Vol. 8, 2: 167-198, 2005

47. “Privatization in Latin America: What Does the Evidence Say” (with F. López-de-

Silanes), Economia, Journal of the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association, Vol. 4, 2: 37-111, 2004

48. “Inequality, Democracy, and Persistence: Is There a Political Kuznets Curve?”,

Economics and Politics, vol. 16(2):189-212, July, 2004

49. “Volume and Quality of Infrastructure and the Distribution of Income: An Empirical Investigation”, Review of Income and Wealth, (with C. Calderón), Vol. 50, 1: 87-106, March, 2004

50. “Inward-Looking Policies, Institutions, Autocrats, and Economic Growth in Latin

America: An Empirical Exploration” (with L. Zanforlin), Public Choice, Vol. 121, 3: 335-361, February, 2004.

51. “Internet and the Ability to Innovate in Latin America”, (with A. Micco), Emerging

Markets Review, Vol. 4, 1: 53-72, March, 2003

52. "Technology and Epidemics" (with L. Zanforlin) IMF Staff Papers, Vol. 49, 3: 426-455, 2002

53. "Determinants of Inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina", (with M. Bisogno) Economics

of Transition, Vol. 10, 2: 311-337, 2002

54. "Development and Efficiency of the Financial Sector and Links with Trust: Cross-Country Evidence", Economic Development and Cultural Change, (with C. Calderón and A. Galindo) Vol. 51, 1: 189-204, 2002

55. "Poverty and Inequality in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Civil War" (with M.

Bisogno), World Development, Vol. 30, 1: 61-76, 2002

56. "Determinants of Current Account Deficits in Developing Countries", (with C. Calderón and N. Loayza) Contributions to Macroeconomics, Berkeley Electronic Journals, Vol. 2, 1, article 2, 2002

57. “Privatization and Downsizing in Tanzania” (with I. Radwan), International Journal of

Privatization and Public Policy, Vol. 12, 1: 134-147, 2002

58. "External Sector and Income Inequality in Interdependent Economies Using a Dynamic Panel Data Approach", (with C. Calderón) Economics Letters, 71, 225-231, 2001

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59. "Technological Adaptation, Trade, and Growth" (with L. Zanforlin), Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Vol. 4, 137: 565-592 (lead article), 2001

60. "Foreign Aid and Household Welfare in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (with M. Bisogno),

European Economic Review, Vol. 45, 4-6: 1020-1030, 2001

61. “On Non-Linearities Between Exports of Manufactures and Economic Growth” (with C. Calderón and L. Zanforlin), Journal of Applied Economics, Vol. 4, 2: 279-311, 2001

62. “On the Lags Between Submission and Acceptance: Are All Referees Created Equal?”,

Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 8: 423-425, 2001

63. "Law Tradition and Institutional Quality: Some Empirical Evidence" (with L. Zanforlin), Journal of International Development, Vol. 12: 1057-1068, 2001

64. "Institutional Quality and Income Distribution" (with C. Calderón), Economic

Development and Cultural Change, Vol. 48, 4: 761-88, 2000

65. "Causality and Feedback between Institutional Measures and Economic Growth" (with C. Calderón), Economics and Politics, Vol. 12, 1: 69-82, 2000

66. “Institutional Quality and Poverty Measures in a Cross Section of Countries", (with C.

Calderón), Economics of Governance, Vol. 1, 2: 123-136, 2000

67. "Structural Reform, Institutions and Earnings: Evidence from the Formal and Informal Sectors in Urban Peru" (with J. Saavedra), The Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 35, 4: 95-116, 1999

PAPERS ON SECOND REVISION

68. “Regulatory Protective Measures: Should We Be Saved From Ourselves?” (with P. Restrepo), revise and resubmit, Journal of Public Economics

69. “Trust and Experiments in Six Latin American Cities” (with V. Rios), revision and

resubmission requested, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

70. “Massive Water Expansion and Child-Related Outcomes” (with V. Galdo), revise and resubmit, Review of Development Economics

71. Exchange Rate, Informality and Productivity in the Philippines, A Co-integration

Analysis”, revision requested, Journal of Asian Economies

72. “Imposed Institutions” (with M. Gradstein), revision requested, Journal of Institutional Economics.

BOOK REVIEWS

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73. “After the Washington Consensus: Restarting Growth and Reform in Latin America, Kuczynski, P. and J. Williamson, eds., Journal of Economic Literature, Vol. 67, 2: 564-565, 2005

WORKING PAPERS AND MANUSCRIPTS

1. “Is Access to Medical Marijuana a Disamenity” (with M. Baggio and J. Choi), Working Paper, Andrew Young School, Georgia State University.

2. “Institutional Persistence, Individual Attitudes, and Income Inequality” (with M.

Gradstein). Manuscript, Andrew Young School, Georgia State University

3. “Does Prosperity Breed Trust?” (with M. Brückner and M. Gradstein), Manuscript, Andrew Young School, Georgia State University

4. “Does Education Drive Risk Aversion? Some Experimental Evidence from Peru”, (with

J. Martinez), Working Paper, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

5. “Do Information Technologies Help Reduce Discrimination? Public Sector Natural Field Experiments in a Developing Country”, Working Paper, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (with M. Yanez-Pagans).

6. “Effectiveness and Spillovers of Online Sex Education: Evidence from a Randomized

Evaluation in Colombian Schools”, (with M. Gonzalez-Navarro, D. Karlan, and M. Valdivia), NBER Working Paper.

7. “Who Needs Strong Leaders? (with M. Gradstein), Working paper, Inter-American

Development Bank, Washington, DC.

8. “Institutions and Government Effectiveness” (with M. Gradstein), Working paper, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington.

EDITED BOOKS

1. “Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of Information Technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean”, Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank, Palgrave-McMillan, New York, 2012. Spanish version distributed by Fondo de Cultura Economica. Translations of first chapter to Portuguese and Korean.

2. “Discrimination in Latin America” (co-edited with A. Moro and H. Ñopo), Palgrave -

McMillan, 2009 (Spanish version distributed by Fondo de Cultura Economica).

3. “Privatization for the Public Good? Welfare Effects of Private Intervention in Latin America”, Harvard University Press, May, Cambridge, MA, 2008

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4. “Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean” (co-edited with G. Marquez, S. Duryea, H. Ñopo, and J. Mazza), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008. Translation of first chapter to Portuguese and Korean.

5. “Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Firm-level evidence across Latin

America”, Stanford University Press and World Bank Press (co-edited with F. López-de-Silanes), 2007

6. “Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality” Stanford University and World

Bank Press (co-edited with F. López-de-Silanes), 2005 (Spanish version distributed by Fondo de Cultura Economica).

7. “Medios Privados para Fines Públicos: Participación Privada en Infraestructura en

América Latina”, Inter-American Development Bank (co-edited with J. Sanchez), 2003

BOOK CHAPTERS

1. “Financial Inclusion and Development Impacts in Latin America” (with C. de Mendoza), In: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, 4th edition; Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, Editor; IGI Global: Hershey, PA, Forthcoming

2. “Cyber-Behavior and Development Impacts in Latin America” (with C. de Mendoza), In: Z. Yan (ed.). Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior. IGI Global: Hershey, PA, 2013.

3. A Field of Dreams or a Dream Come True?” In: Development Connections: Unveiling the

Impact of Information Technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, ed.), Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; Palgrave-McMillan, New York, 2011

4. “Banking on Technology for Financial Inclusion” (with A. Galindo and M. Pinzon) In:

Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of Information Technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, ed.), Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank, Palgrave-McMillan, New York, 2011

5. “Rewiring Institutions” (with C. de Mendoza and G. Leon). In: Development

Connections: Unveiling the Impact of Information Technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, ed.), Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; Palgrave-McMillan, New York, 2011

6. “Development.com: Using ICTs to Escape Poverty” (with C. de Mendoza) In:

Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of Information Technologies in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, ed.), Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; Palgrave-McMillan, New York, 2011

7. “Taxes and Productivity: A Game of Hide and Seek” (with C. Pages). In: The Age of

Productivity, Transforming Economies from the Bottom Up (C. Pages, ed.), Flagship

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Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; Palgrave-McMillan, New York, 2010

8. “What do we know about discrimination in Latin America?” (with H. Ñopo and A.

Moro). In: Discrimination in Latin America (A. Chong, A. Moro, and H. Ñopo, eds., Stanford University Press, 2009

9. “On the Social Effects of Privatization in Latin America”, In: Privatization for the Public

Good? Welfare Effects of Private Intervention in Latin America”, (A. Chong, ed.), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008

10. “To What Extent to Latin Americans Trust and Cooperate”? Field Experiments on Social

Exclusion in Six Latin American Countries (with S. Calonico, N. Candelo, J. Cardenas and H. Ñopo and S. Polania). In: Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, S. Duryea, G. Marquez, J. Mazza, eds.), Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008

11. “Privatization and Social Exclusion” (co-authored with G. Leon and H. Ñopo); In:

Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, S. Duryea, G. Marquez, J. Mazza, eds.), Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008

12. “Discrimination in Latin America: The Proverbial Elephant in the Room?” (co-authored

with H. Ñopo); In: Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, S. Duryea, G. Marquez, J. Mazza, eds.), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008

13. “Informality and Productivity in Peru” (with J. Galdo and J. Saavedra), In:

Understanding Economic Growth 1970-2005: Analytical Country Studies from the Andean Region. R. Hausmann, ed.,. Center for International Development Harvard University and Andean Financial Corporation, 2008

14. “Privatization and Firm Performance in Bolivia” (with K. Capra, M. Garron, F. López-de-

Silanes, and C. Machicado), In: Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality (A. Chong and F. Lopez-de-Silanes, eds.), Stanford University Press, 2008

15. “Discrimination in Latin America: The Proverbial Elephant in the Room?” (with H.

Ñopo); In: Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean (A. Chong, S. Duryea, G. Marquez, J. Mazza, eds.), Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008

16. “Privatization and Regulation in Latin America” (co-authored with J. Benavides); In:

State of the Reform of the State, (E. Lora, ed). Stanford University Press, 2007

17. “Overview: Corporate Governance in Latin America” (co-authored with F. López-de-Silanes) In: Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Firm-level evidence across

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Latin America. (A. Chong and F. López-de-Silanes, eds.). Stanford University Press and World Bank Press, 2007

18. “Corporate Governance and Firm Value in Mexico” (co-authored with F. López-de-

Silanes) In: Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Firm-level evidence across Latin America. (A. Chong and F. López-de-Silanes, eds.) Stanford University Press and World Bank Press, 2007

19. “Money Laundering in Latin America: What do We Know?” (co-authored with F. Lopez-

de-Silanes); In: Unlocking Credit, The Quest for Deep and Stable Bank Lending, Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2005

20. “Privatization in Mexico” (co-authored with F. López-de-Silanes), In: Privatization in

Latin America: Myths and Reality (A. Chong and F. Lopez-de-Silanes, eds.), Stanford University and World Bank Press, 2005

21. “Privatization and Firm Performance in Bolivia” (with K. Capra, M. Garron, F. López-de-

Silanes, and C. Machicado), In: Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality (A. Chong and F. Lopez-de-Silanes, eds.), Stanford University and World Bank Press, 2005

22. “The Truth about Privatization in Latin America” (with F. López-de-Silanes), In:

Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality (A. Chong and F. Lopez-de-Silanes, eds.), Stanford University and World Bank Press, 2005

23. “Privatization in Latin America: A Review of the Evidence”, In: Recouping

Infrastructure Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean (J. Benavides, editor), Inter-American Development Bank, 2004

24. “The Promise and Challenges of Information Technologies”, In: The Business of Growth,

Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank, Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2004.

25. “The Ability to Innovate and Use New Technologies”, In: The Business of Growth,

Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank, Flagship Publication of the Inter-American Development Bank; The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD, 2004.

26. "Are Labor Market Rigidities an Obstacle for Long-Run Growth?, “Labor Markets and

Institutions," (with C. Calderón) Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference off the Central Bank of Chile, 2003

27. "Labor Market Regulations and Income Inequality: Evidence for a Panel of Countries"

(with C. Calderón and R. Valdes). “Labor Markets and Institutions," Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Conference off the Central Bank of Chile, 2003

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28. “Corporate Governance and Private Capital Flows to Latin America” (with A. Izquierdo, A. Micco, and U. Panizza), In: Corporate Governance and Capital Flows in a Global Economy” (B. Kogot, ed.), Oxford University Press, 2003

29. "Do Governments Really Have to be that Generous?: An Application on Downsizing to

Guinea-Bissau" (with M. Rama), In: World Bank Economists' Forum (S. Devarajan, H. Rogers, and L. Squire, eds.), World Bank Press, 2000

30. “Cajas Municipales, Microcrédito y Pobreza en el Perú” (with E. Schroth) Consorcio de

Investigación Económica, Lima, 1997

31. “Instituciones, Regímenes y Crecimiento en America Latina” (with G. Gasha and E. Schroth), Consorcio de Investigación Economica, Lima, 1996

REPORTS

1. “Media, Content, and Behavior: Some Emphasis on Financial Inclusion” (with M. Valdivia), In Short, Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, Lima.

2. “What Works in Education: An Evaluation of the Role of Information and Communication Technologies”; paper commissioned by Fundación Iválua, Government of Catalunya, Spain, 2014.

3. “Exchange Rate, Informality and Productivity in the Philippines, A Co-integration

Analysis”, background paper commissioned by The World Bank, 2012

4. “Soft Skills and Economic Performance: The Case of Malaysia”; background paper commissioned by the World Bank.

5. “Policy Design and Implementation of Randomized Controlled Trial in Rural Peru”

Comision Quipu, presented to the Ministry of Social Development, Government of Peru, 2012.

WORK IN PROGRESS

Soap operas and Financial Inclusion (with M. Valdivia, GRADE) Points of Sale and Financial Inclusion (with U. Aldana, IEP; S. Galiani, Maryland; and P. Gertler, Berkeley). Political Ownership and the Role of Media in Brazil (with C. Ferraz, PUC-Rio, F. Finan, Berkeley; E. La Ferrara, Bocconi, and L. Meloni, Sao Paulo) Labor Impact of Privatization (with F. Lopez-de-Silanes EDHEC, and M. Torero, World Bank) E-Voting and Elections (with G. Leon, Pompeu-Fabra) Voting and Geography in Paraguay (with G. Leon, Pompeu-Fabra, and M. Valdivia, GRADE) Fisheries in Vietnam (with G. Betcherman, Ottawa, and M. Marshke, Ottawa). Unexpected Policy Impacts of Law Changes (with M. Baggio and D. Simon, U. Connecticut) Unconditional Cash Transfers (with M. Yanez-Pagans, WB; G. Canavire, U. EAFIT)

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Cash Transfers and Child Labor (with M. Yanez-Pagans, World Bank) Internet access in Colombia (M. Mogollon, Rutgers and O. Rodriguez, Econometria)

DISSERTATION COMMITTES Shagata Mukherjee, Georgia State University, PhD Committee Member; in progress

UNIVERSITY SERVICE Vendor Committee, Georgia State University Ethics committee, University of Ottawa Recruitment committee, University of Ottawa

REFEREE SERVICE

Agricultural Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Review, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Brazilian Political Science Review, Canadian Journal of Economics, Comparative Political Studies, Contemporary Economic Policy, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economic Inquiry, Economic Journal, Economics of Education Review, Economics and Politics, Economics of Transition, Emerging Markets Review, Estudios Económicos, European Economic Review, European Journal of Development Research, Fiscal Studies, International Development Research Centre, International Finance, Journal of African Economies, Journal of Applied Economics, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Globalization and Development, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Politics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Economic Growth, Journal of Economic Behavior, and Organization, National Science Foundation, Oxford Economic Papers, Public Choice, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Review of Development Economics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Review of Income and Wealth, Review of International Organizations, Review of World Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Social Choice and Welfare, Social Science Quarterly, Southern Economic Journal, Trimestre Económico, World Bank Economic Review, World Bank Development Research Group, World Development, others.

POPULAR PRESS

Associated Press, CNN International, British Broadcasting Corporation, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, The Economist, MacLean’s, France Press, Freakonomics, The Independent, Der Spiegel, Newsweek, Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Foreign Policy, Salon, The Washington Post, The New York Times, National Public Radio, El Mercurio (Chile), Valor Economico (Brazil), Asahi Shimbum (Japan), El Comercio (Peru), La Nacion (Argentina), several other outlets in Latin America, East Asia, and Australia.

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RECENT CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2015-2016 – Grupo Analisis para el Desarrollo, George Mason University 2014-2015 – Georgia State University, McGill University, University of Connecticut, Tulane University Previous: American Economic Association (Philadelphia), RECODE, University of Ottawa, Council of the Americas, European Economic Association (Milano, Prague, Stockholm, Venice, Bolzano), World Bank, Inter-American Development Bank, University of Michigan, Universita Bocconi, ENI-Enrico Mattei; NEUDC Conferences (Boston, Ithaca); Economists’ Forum (World Bank); Latin American Econometric Society Meetings (Caracas; Rio de Janeiro, Bogota, Santiago, Lima; Cancun); Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association Meetings (Mexico City, Bogota, Puebla, Rio de Janeiro; IIPF Meeting (Cordoba), Canadian Law and Economics Association (Toronto, Vancouver); Western Economic Association Meeting (Nevada).

TEACHING Georgia State University, Spring 2016: Principles of Microeconomics, Economic Development (undergraduate), Impact Evaluation (graduate), Senior Capstone, Latin America (undergraduate); Summer 2016: Development Field Course (Peru). University of Ottawa, Fall 2012-Fall 2014, International Development Policy (graduate) and Understanding Development (undergraduate); International Evaluation Programming (undergraduate) Inter-American Development Bank, 2002-2011. Courses, Modules, and Seminars on Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics, and Research Methods (graduate) Georgetown University, Public Policy Institute, 1999-2001. Courses: International Economic Development (graduate) World Bank, 1999. Labor training module (graduate) Universidad del Pacífico, Lima, 1993-1997. Courses: Intermediate Microeconomics (undergraduate), Managerial Economics (MBA), Applied Microeconomics (MBA), Topics in Microeconomics (graduate) Pontificia Universidad Católica, Lima. Courses: Topics in Macroeconomics (graduate), Intermediate Microeconomics (graduate)

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, RECOGNITIONS

Young Scholars Award, Ministry of Economy, Argentina, 1998 IDRC-CIDA (Canada) Economic Research Consortium, 1996

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Fulbright Scholar, 1998-1993 Harvard University, Tuition Grant, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1989-91 Rotary Foundation Scholar, 1988-89 ESAN Graduate Fellowship, 1987-88

GRANTS University of Connecticut, “Medical Marijuana Laws and Impact” (Co-PI M. Baggio), 2016, USD 22,000 Voluntary Training and (Co-PIs, C. Morales and T. Musaddiq) Adult Literacy Research Center, Georgia State University, 2016-17, 5,000 US dollars Deloitte-USAID, “Strengthening Public Financial Management in Latin America and the Caribbean”, 2016, US 100,000 dollars International Finance Corporation, “Evaluation of MIM and MRI Interventions in Peru” (Co-PIs J. Martinez-Vasquez), 2015, 120,000 US dollars. Center for the Financial Inclusion Group (CGAP) “Financial Inclusion for the Rural Poor Using Agent Networks” (Co-PIs, S. Galiani, U of Maryland, and P. Gertler, U of California, Berkeley), 184,929 US. Dollars, 2013-2015. Inter-American Development Bank, “Get-to-Vote Campaign and Political Economy of Financial Inclusion in Paraguay” 227,169, US dollars (Co-PIs: M. Valdivia, GRADE and G. Leon, Universitat Pompeu-Fabra), 2012-2015 Universidad de Chile (Todas Cuentan, IDRC), 450,000 US. Dollars (Co-PI M. Valdivia, GRADE) “Soap Operas and Financial Inclusion”, 2012-2015 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (Yale Savings and Payments Research Fund) “Financial Inclusion for the Rural Poor Using Agent Networks (Co-PIs, S. Galiani , U. of Maryland and P. Gertler, U. of California at Berkeley), 135,000 US dollars, 2013-2015. University of Connecticut Research Foundation “Do we really care about the environment? Evidence from Real-Time Environmental Monitoring” (Co-PI Michele Baggio, U. of Connecticut $1,500, 2014 – 2015 University of Ottawa, 40,000 Canadian Dollars, General Research, 2012-2014 Inter-American Development Bank, 2008-2010, 1.5 million US Dollars; “Information and Communication Technologies and Randomized Controlled Trials in Latin America”.

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LANGUAGES Spanish (mother tongue); English (fluent); Italian (working knowledge); French (read)

CITIZENSHIP Canadian and Peruvian

December, 2016