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.

(CV) • miguelortiz@princeton.edu

working papers

Hate, Fear and Intergroup Conflict: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
(submitted)
• 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, Mastaki Mugaruka, Raúl Sánchez dela Sierra and David Wu
(Review of Economic Studies, 2024)

work in progress

Intergroup Integration Through Local Markets: Evidence from an RCT in Nigeria
with Eunice B. Atajiri (fieldwork ongoing)

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