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
Hate, Fear and Intergroup Conflict: Experimental Evidence from Nigeria
• Winner of the Weiss Family Distinguished Paper at NEUDC 2023
• Covered in: VoxDev, Marginal Revolution
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)
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)