Political economy
Research professor · Tecnológico de Monterrey
StanislaoMaldonado
Development, institutions
and human behavior.
I work at the intersection of development economics, political economy and behavioral economics. My research explores how people and institutions shape economic outcomes.
01 Development economics
02 Political economy
03 Behavioral economics
Working papers
Recent research
Health decisions
Beliefs & policy
Updates
News
Research updates and online learning.
Why Do Citizens Support Price Controls? The Role of Motivated Beliefs
With Santiago Sautua. A working paper on motivated beliefs and public support for price controls.
Behavioral Economics for Effective Public Management
Explore the Spanish-language MOOC I created on behavioral economics for civil servants, offered through URosarioX on edX.
Published work
Selected publications
Journal of Population Economics · 2024
Empowering Women through Multifaceted Interventions
Long-term Evidence from a Double Matching Design
Read article (PDF)Journal of Development Economics · 2023
Motivating Bureaucrats with Behavioral Insights when State Capacity is Weak
With Andrew Dustan and Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte
Read article (PDF)Journal of Development Economics · 2021
The Value of Redistribution
Natural Resources and the Formation of Human Capital under Weak Institutions
Read article (PDF)Teaching & engagement
Beyond the paper.
Sharing ideas through teaching, research networks and public conversation.
Behavioral economics for public management
A Spanish-language online course bringing behavioral economics to public-sector practice.
A conversation across the Americas
Workshop of Experimental and Behavioral Economics of the Americas — a virtual meeting place for research.
Notes on economics and politics
Reflections and ideas beyond academic journals. Read and subscribe on Substack.