PhD, University of California-Berkeley
Gianmarco León is an Assistant Professor at UPF, Affiliated Professor at the BSE, and Research Affiliate at IPEG. His research focuses on political economics in developing countries and more broadly on development economics. His research uses both observational data and field experiments to explore questions related to the selection and incentives of public sector workers and politicians, exploring how different accountability institutions affect public policy, among others.
- 2018: BSE Seed Grant, "Vertical Pay Differentials on Worker Productivity: Evidence from the health worker program in Sierra Leone"
- 2016: BSE Seed Grant, "Understanding the Teacher’s Labor Market"
- 2014: BSE Seed Grant, "Civil Conflict, Informal Institutions and Long Term Development"
- 2013: BSE Seed Grant, "Social Incentives in the Public Sector: Evidence from a CCT in Perú"
Working Papers
Immigration, Labor Markets and Discrimination: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus in Perú
The Allocation of Incentives in Multi-Layered Organizations
Publications
Open Access Erika Deserranno, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Firman Witoelar
Open Access
When Transparency Fails: Financial Incentives for Local Banking Agents in Indonesia
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1-45, July 2023, 10.1162/rest_a_01359Open Access
Recognition Program
Mariella Gonzales, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Luis R. MartínezHow Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol.14, No 1, 293 - 326, January 2022, 10.1257/app.20200482Recognition Program
Miriam Artiles, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp