Ruben Enikolopov
Professor
Department of Economics
University Pompeu Fabra
Spain
Biography
Academic Positions: 2014- ICREA Research Professor, Barcelona Institute of Political Economy and Governance 2016- Associate Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra 2015- Associate Professor, New Economic School 2013- Affiliate Professor, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics 2013-2016 Assistant Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra 2010-2015 Nordea Assistant Professor, New Economics School 2013-2014 Junior Researcher, Barcelona Institute for Political Economy and Governance 2012-2013 Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton 2008-2009 Assistant Professor, New Economics School Other Positions: 2016- Research Fellow, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) 2016- Research Affiliate, International Growth Center (IGC) 2013- Non-Resident Research Fellow, Center For The Study Of Diversity And Social Interactions, New Economic School 2011- Senior Research Fellow, Center for New Media and Society Editorial Positions: 2017- Co-Editor, Journal of Comparative Economics 2016- Editorial Board, Applied Econometrics 2015- International Advisory Board Member, Russian Journal of Economics 2012- Editorial Board, Economics and the Mathematical Methods Education: 2008 PhD in Economics, Harvard University 2002 MA in Economics, New Economic School 2001 Diploma in Physics, Moscow State University, cum laude
Research Interest
Political economy, economics of mass media, development economics and corporate finance.
Publications
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“Electoral Rules and Political Selection: Theory and Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan†(2016) with Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia, and Georgy Egorov, Review of Economic Studies, 83(3): 932-968.
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“Does Direct Democracy Limit Resource Capture? Experimental Evidence from Afghanistan†(2017) with Andrew Beath and Fotini Christia, Journal of Development Economics, 124, 199-213.
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“Social media and Corruption†(forthcoming) with Maria Petrova and Konstantin Sonin, American Economic Journals: Applied Economics
