Victor J. Gamarra

I am a PhD Student in Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna). My research lies at the intersection of Development Economics and Political Economy. I use applied empirical methods to study the political economy of local development in Peru and Latin America. My research spans three interconnected areas: how natural resource booms affect labor markets, beliefs, and gender norms; how politics shapes the allocation of resources through public procurement and politicians’ career incentives; and how community engagement policies interact with crime and migration in developing countries.

Prior to transferring to WU Vienna, I was a PhD student in Economics at Cornell University. I received a Master of Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), where I am currently an adjunct faculty member. I have also held research positions at the University of Chicago and ETH Zurich, and have provided consulting services to the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank.

My work has been published in the Review of Development Economics, Environment and Development Economics, and Extractive Industries and Society.

Email: vgamarra@wu.ac.at (academic) · victor.gamarrae@gmail.com (consulting)

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