Gianmarco León-Ciliotta

UPF and BSE

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.

Awards, Grants, and Honors
  • BBVA Foundation Leonard Grant, "The Universal Basic Wage: Individual and Aggregate Effects of Public Policy Experiment" (2024)
  • BSE Seed Grants (2013, 2014, 2016, 2018)

Publications

Open Access       Erika Deserranno, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Firman Witoelar

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_01359
Open Access

Recognition Program

Mariella 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 Program

Miriam Artiles, Gianmarco León-Ciliotta and Lukas Kleine-Rueschkamp

Accountability, Political Capture and Selection into Politics: Evidence from Peruvian Municipalities

Review of Economics and Statistics, Vol.103, No 2, 397 - 411, May 2021, 10.1162/rest_a_00906