

Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
Associate Professor, UC-Berkeley
Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Is associate professor in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC-Berkeley. His research focuses on issues in Development Economics, Urban Economics, and Political Economy. He has written on cost of living adjustments, subway infrastructure, retail globalization in emerging markets, rural land titling, road infrastructure, crime, and political economy. His work has been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economics and Statistics, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, and Journal of Development Economics. He received his B.A. in economics from ITAM in Mexico, his Ph.D. in Economics at Princeton University, and was previously an assistant professor at University of Toronto. He is a J-PAL, BREAD and CEGA affiliate.
Recent work by Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
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Reducing vulnerability, curbing clientelism: A case study in Brazil
Reducing vulnerability can combat clientelism: Access to rain-fed water cisterns in Brazil decreased citizen requests and votes for incumbents
Published 13.06.23
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The benefits of road maintenance: Lessons from Indonesia
Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages.
Published 23.11.22
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The benefits of road maintenance in Indonesia
Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages.
Published 23.11.22
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Do subways improve urban air quality?
Data from around the world show that a new subway system can improve air quality in highly polluted cities
Published 25.01.21
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How global retailers increased household welfare in Mexico by reducing the cost of living
Allowing foreign retailers to operate in Mexico leads substantial overall welfare gains, in spite of their impacts on local employment and income
Published 14.02.19