| Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics | University of California, Berkeley

Benjamin Krause

Job Market Paper:

Taxation Toward Representation: Public Goods, Tax Collection, Social Norms, and Democratic Accountability

Dissertation:

Essays in Microeconomics of Development and Political Economy

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Please visit my personal website for further information on working papers, projects in progress, and additional background on my research.

Education:

PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley. 2021 (Expected).
MS, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley. 2017.
MA, International Development and Economics, Johns Hopkins SAIS. 2009.
BA, Philosophy; Spanish (minors: Econ; Latin American Studies; Theology), Xavier University. 2003.

Honors and Awards:

2020: Development Economics Challenge, UC Berkeley CEGA ($15,000); Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study, UC Berkeley Graduate Division ($4,000).
2019: J-PAL Governance Initiative, MIT ($49,872); Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study, UC Berkeley Graduate Division ($4,000); The Sacheti Family Fellowship, UC Berkeley ARE ($1,500); Berkeley Empirical Legal Studies Graduate Fellowship, UC Berkeley Law ($1,000).
2018: Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics, Harvard University Economics ($39,978); Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study, UC Berkeley Graduate Division ($4,000).
2017: Global Development Lab, USAID ($1,551,468); Weiss Fund for Research in Development Economics, Harvard University Economics ($4,820).
2016: Research Grant Sponsored by Apple, BMW Group, Samsung SDI, Sony, and anonymous donors ($421,358).
2015: Berkeley Fellowship for Graduate Study, UC Berkeley Graduate Division ($122,456).
2012: Magis Alumni Award -- Young alumni of the year, Xavier University.
2009: William C. Foster Award -- Most outstanding graduate of 2009, Johns Hopkins SAIS.
2007: Schwartz International Development Fellowship, Johns Hopkins SAIS ($40,000).
2003: Fr. Finn, SJ Award -- Most outstanding overall graduate of 2003, Xavier University.
2002: Archbishop McNicholas Award -- Most outstanding student, Xavier Philosophy Department.
1999: Service Fellowship (4-year tuition, books, room, & board), Xavier University.

Teaching:

Econometrics: Multiple Equation Estimation (ARE 212) -- Ethan Ligon & Sophia Villas-Boas -- Graduate Student Instructor -- UC Berkeley -- Spring 2020
International Economic Development Policy (PP/ARE C253) -- Alain de Janvry & Jean-Jacques Dethier -- Graduate Student Instructor -- UC Berkeley -- Fall 2018 & Fall 2019
Interdisciplinary Development Seminar (DEVP 239) -- George Scharffenberger -- Reader -- UC Berkeley -- Fall 2016

References:

Jeremy Magruder
Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
Email: jmagruder@berkeley.edu
Phone: +1 (510) 643-8742
Edward Miguel
Professor, Department of Economics, UC Berkeley
Email: emiguel@berkeley.edu
Phone: +1 (510) 642-4361