Associate Professor
Marco Gonzalez-Navarro is associate professor in the department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC-Berkeley. His research focuses on issues in Development Economics, Urban Economics and Political Economy. He has published on cost of living adjustments, subway infrastructure, retail globalization in emerging markets, rural land titling, transport infrastructure, crime, and political economy. He received his B.A. in economics from ITAM in Mexico, his Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, and was previously an assistant professor at University of Toronto. He is a J-PAL, IPA, CEGA and BREAD affiliate.
Economics Ph.D. - Princeton University
M.A. Economic Theory - ITAM
B.A. Economics - ITAM
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Working Papers
"Immigration and Slums", Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Raimundo Undurraga. [ungated pdf]
"Does Combating Corruption Reduce Clientelism?", NBER WP 31266. Gustavo Bobonis, Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Simeon Nichter [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" (forthcoming) Journal of Urban Economics. Paul Gertler, Marco Gonzalez-Navarro, Tadeja Gracner, and Alex Rothenberg [ungated pdf] [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]
"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
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