PhD, University of California-Berkeley
Gianmarco León-Ciliotta is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Business at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Affiliated Professor at the Barcelona School of Economics (BSE) and IPEG, and a Research Affiliate at J-PAL, CEPR and BREAD.
Professor León-Ciliotta's research focuses on political economics in developing countries and more broadly on development economics. His research uses both observational data and field experiments to explore questions related to the selection and incentives of public sector workers and politicians, exploring how different accountability institutions affect public policy, among others.
He co-organizes the VDEV-CEPR-BREAD Virtual Development Seminar Series. He is also an Associate Editor of the Economic Journal.
- BBVA Foundation Leonard Grant, "The Universal Basic Wage: Individual and Aggregate Effects of Public Policy Experiment" (2024)
- BSE Seed Grants (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Working Papers
Immigration, Labor Markets and Discrimination: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus in Perú
The Allocation of Incentives in Multi-Layered Organizations: Evidence from a Community Health Program in Sierra Leone
Publications
Open Access Erika Deserranno, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Firman Witoelar
Open Access
When Transparency Fails: Financial Incentives for Local Banking Agents in Indonesia
The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1-45, July 2023, 10.1162/rest_a_01359Open Access
Recognition ProgramMariella Gonzales, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Luis R. Martínez
How Effective Are Monetary Incentives to Vote? Evidence from a Nationwide Policy
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol.14, No 1, 293 - 326, January 2022, 10.1257/app.20200482
Recognition ProgramMiriam Artiles, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp