about me

I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Princeton University, at the Research Program in Development Economics.

In the Fall of 2025, I will become an Assistant Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia.

I have a PhD from UC Berkeley and a BA in Economics from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).

My research interests are in political economy, development economics and behavioral economics.

(Curriculum Vitae) • miguelortiz@princeton.edu

working papers

Hate, Fear and Intergroup Conflict: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
[New version coming soon!]
• Winner of the Weiss Family Distinguished Paper at NEUDC 2023
• Covered in: VoxDev, Marginal Revolution

publications

Monopoly of Taxation Without a Monopoly of Violence: The Weak State’s Trade-Offs from Taxation
with Soeren Henn, Christian Mastaki, Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra and David Q. Wu
(Review of Economic Studies, 2024)

work in progress

Local Markets as Intergroup Contact Platforms: Evidence from an RCT in Nigeria
with Eunice B. Atajiri (funding secured)

Ethiopian Factory: The Effect of Managerial Practices of Chinese Firms on Ethiopian Workers
with Shibiru Ayalew and David Q. Wu (funding secured)