George Pardee Jr. Family Chair of International Sustainable Development | Associate Professor
Marco Gonzalez-Navarro is the George Pardee Jr. Family Chair of International Sustainable Development Associate Professor at UC-Berkeley. His research focuses on issues in Development Economics, Urban Economics and Political Economy. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University. He currently serves as co-editor at the Journal of Development Economics, associate editor at Regional Science and Urban Economics, and as member of the editorial board at Journal of Urban Economics. He is a J-PAL, CEGA and BREAD affiliate.
Economics Ph.D. - Princeton University
M.A. Economic Theory - ITAM
B.A. Economics - ITAM
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Working Papers
"Does Combating Corruption Reduce Clientelism?", NBER WP 31266. Gustavo Bobonis, Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Simeon Nichter. Conditionally accepted at Economic Journal. [ungated pdf]
"Immigration and Slums", Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Raimundo Undurraga. [ungated pdf]
"Using Satellite Imagery and Deep Learning to Evaluate the Impact of Anti-Poverty Programs", NBER WP 29105. Luna Yue Huang, Solomon Hsiang, and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro. [ungated pdf]
Published and Forthcoming
"Road Maintenance and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Indonesia’s Highways" (2024) Journal of Urban Economics. Vol. 143, September, pp. 103687. Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Tadeja Gracner, and Alex Rothenberg [ungated pdf] [Replication Files] [VoxDev Summary]
"Measuring Welfare and Inequality with Incomplete Price Information" (2024) Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 139, Num. 1, pp. 419-475. David Atkin, Benjamin Faber, Thibault Fally, and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files] [Coding Toolkit]
"Vulnerability and Clientelism" (2022) American Economic Review, Vol. 112, Num. 11, pp. 3627-3659. Gustavo Bobonis, Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, and Simeon Nichter. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files] [JPAL Summary] [VoxDev Summary]
"Subways and Urban Air Pollution" (2022) American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Vol. 14, Num. 1. pp. 164-196. Nicolas Gendron-Carrier, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Stefano Polloni, and Matthew Turner. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files] [VoxDev Summary]
"Do Information Technologies Improve Teenagers’ Sexual Education? Evidence from a Randomized Evaluation in Colombia" (2020) World Bank Economic Review, Vol. 34, Num. 2, pp. 371-392. Alberto Chong, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Dean Karlan, and Martin Valdivia [ungated pdf]. [Replication Files] [JPAL Summary]
"Subways and Urban Growth: Evidence from Earth" (2018) Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 108, pp. 85-106. Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Matthew Turner. [ungated pdf] [Subways Data Files] [Replication Files] [Subway Lines Tutorial] [Radiance Calibrated Nighttime Lights Tutorial]
“Retail Globalization and Household Welfare: Evidence from Mexico” (2018) Journal of Political Economy (lead article), February, Vol. 126, Num. 1, pp. 1-73. David Atkin, Benjamin Faber, and Marco Gonzalez-Navarro. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files] [VoxDev Summary] [Our World in Data Summary]
“Paving Streets for the Poor: Experimental Analysis of Infrastructure Effects” (2016) Review of Economics and Statistics, May, Vol. 98, Num. 2, pp. 254-267. Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Climent Quintana-Domeque. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files] [JPAL Summary]
“Delinking Land Rights from Land Use: Certification and Migration in Mexico” (2015) American Economic Review, October, Vol. 105, Num. 10, pp. 3125-3149. Alain de Janvry, Kyle Emerick, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, and Elisabeth Sadoulet. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files]
“Are Land Reforms Granting Complete Property Rights Politically Risky? Electoral Outcomes of Mexico’s Certification Program” (2014) Journal of Development Economics, September, Vol. 110 pp. 216- 225. Alain de Janvry, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, and Elisabeth Sadoulet. [ungated pdf]
“Deterrence and Geographical Externalities in Auto Theft” (2013) American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, October, Vol. 5 Num. 4 pp. 92-110. Marco Gonzalez-Navarro. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files]
“The Reliability of Self-Reported Home Values in a Developing Country Context” (2009) Journal of Housing Economics, December, Num. 18 pp. 311-324. Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Climent Quintana-Domeque. [ungated pdf]
Other Publications
“Land Transport Infrastructure” (2023) VoxDevLit, 9(1). Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Roman David Zarate, Remi Jedwab, and Nick Tsivanidis. [ungated pdf]
“Appropriate Institutions? Traditional Governance and Public Goods Provision in Oaxaca, Mexico” (2021) AEA Papers and Proceedings, Vol. 111, pp. 243-247. Gustavo Bobonis, Juan C. Chaparro, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, and Marta Rubio-Codina. [ungated pdf] [Replication Files]
ARE 251 / Econ 270A: Economic Development (Graduate)
EEP151 / ECON171: Economic Development (Undergraduate)
EEP152: Advanced Topics in Development and International Trade (Undergraduate)
Contact details
Marco Gonzalez-Navarro
During the summer of 2025 you can email me to schedule an appointment .
