Gianmarco León-Ciliotta

My research focuses on development, organizational, and political economics. My Google Scholar profile is available here.

Selected Published and Forthcoming Papers

Papers are copyrighted by the respective publisher. A single copy may be downloaded for personal research and study only.

Teacher Compensation and Structural Inequality: Evidence from Centralized Teacher School Choice in Peru
with Matteo Bobba, Tim Ederer, Christopher Neilson, and Marco Nieddu
Accepted at Journal of Political Economy.
Paper Slides
Media: VoxDev; BSE Focus
When Transparency Fails: Financial Incentives for Local Banking Agents in Indonesia
with Erika Deserranno and Firman Witoelar
The Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 107(7). November 2025.
Paper Appendix Replication Files Slides
Media: VoxDev; J-PAL Policy Report; Faculti Interview
The Allocation of Incentives in Multi-layered Organizations: Evidence from a Community Health Program in Sierra Leone
with Stefano Caria, Erika Deserranno, and Philipp Kastrau
Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 133(8): 2506–2562. August 2025.
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Media: J-PAL Blog; VoxDev
Promotions and Productivity: The Role of Meritocracy and Pay Progression in the Public Sector
with Erika Deserranno and Philipp Kastrau
American Economic Review: Insights, Vol. 7(1): 71–89. March 2025.
Paper Appendix Replication Files Slides Longer version
Media: J-PAL Blog; VoxDev
Policy-Making, Trust and the Demand for Public Services: Evidence from a Nationwide Family Planning Program
with Dijana Zejcirovic and Fernando Fernández
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 17(1): 181–215. February 2025.
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Media: VoxEU; Nada es Gratis; VoxDev
Immigration, Labor Markets, and Discrimination: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus in Perú
with Andre Gröger and Steven Stillman
World Development, Vol. 174: 106437. February 2024.
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How Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy
with Mariella Gonzales and Luis Martinez
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 14(1): 293–326. January 2022.
Paper Appendix Replication Files Slides
Media: La República (Perú); BSE Focus; GlobalDev Blog; Faculti Interview
Accountability, Political Capture and Selection into Politics: Evidence from Peruvian Municipalities
with Miriam Artiles and Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp
Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol. 103(2): 397–411. May 2021.
Paper Appendix Replication Files Slides
Media: VoxDev
Vertical Integration, Supplier Behavior and Quality Upgrading Among Exporters
with Christopher Hansman, Jonas Hjort, and Matthieu Teachout
Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 128(9): 3570–3625. September 2020.
Winner of the Oliver Williamson Award for Best Paper at the Society of Institutional and Organizational Economics annual conference.
Paper Appendix Slides
Media: BSE Focus; The Visible Hand Podcast
Interlinked Firms and the Consequences of Piecemeal Regulation
with Christopher Hansman and Jonas Hjort
Journal of the European Economic Association, Vol. 17(3): 876–916. June 2019.
Paper Appendix
Media: BSE Focus
Urbanization Patterns, Information Diffusion and Female Voting in Rural Paraguay
with Alberto Chong, Martin Valdivia, Vivian Roza, and Gabriela Vega
American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 63(2): 323–341. April 2019.
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Media: AJPS Author Blog
Turnout, Political Preferences and Information: Experimental Evidence from Perú
Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 127: 56–71. July 2017.
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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.
Paper Appendix Replication Files
Media: The Economist; Chicago Booth Review; VoxEU; CATO Research Brief
Risky Transportation Choices and the Value of Statistical Life
with Edward Miguel
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 9(1): 202–228. January 2017.
Paper Appendix Replication Files Slides
Media: The Wall Street Journal; Foreign Policy
Inequality in School Resources and Academic Achievement: Evidence from Peru
with Martin Valdivia
International Journal of Educational Development, Vol. 40(1): 71–84. Winter 2015.
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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.
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Book Chapters

Clientelism in Decentralized States
with Leonard Wantchekon
In: Rodden & Wibbles, eds. Decentralized Governance and Accountability. 2019.

Pre-Doctoral Publications

Privatized Firms, Rule of Law, and Labor Outcomes in Emerging Markets
with Alberto Chong
Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 45(9): 1513–1525. October 2009.
Barriers to Exit
with Alberto Chong
Economics 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, ed. Development Connections: Unveiling the Impact of New Information Technologies. Palgrave McMillan, 2011.
Privatizations and Social Exclusion in Latin America
with Alberto Chong and Hugo Ñopo
In: Marquez et al., eds. Outsiders? The Changing Patterns of Exclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean. IDB–Harvard University Press, 2008.