Research

I have particular interest in the intersection between social development and public policies, making use of data and quantitative tools. My current research focuses on regional economies, violence, conflict and gender.

Working papers

Trust in institutions and social conflicts in Peru: A first approach

This paper explores the relationship between two social common phenomenon in Peru: distrust in public institutions and social conflict. Using administrative data from the Ombudsman's Office and combining them with data from a household survey, I found a negative and significant relationship between the presence of social conflicts in districts where they have had some level of influence and citizens' trust in six important Peruvian institutions.

Do they actually work? Social conflict duration and conflict resolution mechanisms in Peru (with José Gallegos)

We explore how a strategy that promotes dialogue among conflicting parties through dialogue spaces and the generation of commitments may have an effect on the duration of social conflicts (and therefore in its effectiveness in reducing potential risks) in Peru. Using survival-time models and a novel administrative dataset, we found that establishing a dialogue space increases the duration of conflict cases by 20 months, with the generation of commitments exacerbating this effect by 0.76 months, after controlling for several contextual characteristics.

¿Empodera la educación a las mujeres? El impacto de la educación sobre la violencia de pareja (with Juan Salavarriga)

This is a research project.

El éxodo cajamarquino: un estudio de las emigraciones a nivel provincial

This is a project in an early stage.

In progress

A simple theoretical model of resource-related social conflict

I developt a mathematical model to analyze what originates resource-related conflicts and what drives their intensity and duration. The model incorporate key concepts such as horizontal inequality and relative deprivation, land use, information asymmetry and commitments.

"Well, she asked for it": Factors associated with social tolerance of violence against women in Peru

This is a research project.

Child abuse and violence against women: What's the connection?

This is a project in an early stage.