I’m a 5th year PhD student at UC Berkeley, in the Business and Public Policy group at the Haas School of Business. I have a BA in Economics from Universidad de los Andes (Colombia).
My research interests are in development economics, political economy and behavioral economics.
(CV) • m.ortiz@berkeley.edu
Monopoly of Taxation Without a Monopoly of Violence: The Weak State’s Trade-Off Between Taxation and Safety
with Soeren Henn, Christian Mastaki, Raúl Sánchez de la Sierra and David Q. Wu
(r&r Review of Economic Studies)
Spite, Fear and Intergroup Conflict: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria (fieldwork completed)
Is Money-Saving Preventive Care a Fairy Tale? Not for Early Childhood
(with Adriana Camacho)