Mariajose Silva Vargas
| PhD fellow Research group(s): 8. Population, Development and Labour Economics 4. Governance and institutions 6. Migration and Development CV and more information on my personal website Note: I am currently visiting the IIES at Stockholm University. I am a PhD Fellow at the Graduate School of Governance, School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University & UNU-Merit. I use field experiments to answer economic and policy questions in countries from the Global South. In the fall semester 2019 I visited the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University. In spring 2017 and fall 2018 I visited the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) at Stockholm University. Previously, I worked in Uganda and Tanzania for 3 years managing impact evaluations for the World Bank & Innovations for Poverty Action. Also, I conducted a research study in the Ivory Coast on an UN-IFAD's program related to ex-combatants reintegration through agriculture. I hold a master's degree in Agricultural Economics/Rural Development from Ghent University & Humboldt University of Berlin and a bachelor from Roma Tre University. I am Bolivian & grew up between La Paz and Rome (Italy). Supervisors Dr. Ir. Eleonora Nillesen (UNU-MERIT & Maastricht University) Dr. Jonathan de Quidt (IIES - Stockholm University) Work in progress A lab-in-field experiment on land trade complexity and market centralization with Dr. Gharad Bryan (London School of Economics), Dr. Jonathan de Quidt (IIES - Stockholm University) and Dr. Tom Wilkening (Melbourne University) Improving Refugees’ Livelihoods: Evidence from an Experiment in Uganda with Francesco Loiacono (IIES - Stockholm University)
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