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Ernesto Dal Bo

Associate Professor
Business and Public Policy Group
1-510-643-1606
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Academic Status: On Duty
Personal Home Page: http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/dalbo/
Curriculum Vitae (in PDF format, Acrobat Reader required)

Education

DPhil, Economics, University of Oxford
MPhil, Economics, University of Oxford
Master in Economic Policy, University of Buenos Aires
Licentiate in Economics, University of Buenos Aires

Positions Held

At Haas since 2003
2000-2003, J. Rank and C.A.W. Manning Junior Research Fellow in Social Studies, New College, Oxford. October 2000-July 2003.
2000-2003, Class Teacher, Microeconomics, University of Oxford
1999-2002, Class Marker, Microeconomics, MPhil in Economics, University of Oxford
1998-1999, Research Assistant, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
1996, Lecturer, University of Buenos Aires
1996, Consultant, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC), Buenos Aires Office, Industry Division.
1992-1994, Privatization Investment Projects Analyst. Techint Organization.

External Service and Assignments

2000, Visiting Researcher, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Argentina
1999-2001, Contributor, Oxford Analytica
1997, Researcher, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE)
Referee: American Economic Review, American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, National Science Foundation, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Studies, and others.

Current Research and Interests

Political economy, democratic institutions and collective decision-making, influence and corruption, coercion, conflict.

Selected Papers and Publications

"A Model of Spoils Politics," American Journal of Political Science 53(1) January 2009 (with Robert Powell).
"Political Dynasties," Review of Economic Studies 76(1) January 2009 (with Pedro Dal Bó and Jason Snyder).
"Bribing Voters," American Journal of Political Science 51(4) (October) 2007.
"Reputation When Transfers and Threats Are Available," Journal of Economics and Management Strategy 16(3) (Fall) 2007 (with Pedro Dal Bó and Rafael Di Tella).
"Corruption and Inefficiency: Theory and Evidence from Electric Utilities," Journal of Public Economics 91(5-6) (June) 2007, (with Martín Rossi).
"Regulatory Capture: A Review," Oxford Review of Economic Policy 22(2) (Summer) 2006.
"Committees With Supermajority Voting Yield Commitment With Flexibility," Journal of Public Economics 90 (May) 2006.
"Plata o Plomo?: Bribe and Punishment in a Theory of Political Influence," American Political Science Review 100(1) (February) 2006, (with Pedro Dal Bó and Rafael Di Tella).
"Capture by Threat," Journal of Political Economy 111(5) (October) 2003, (with Rafael Di Tella).

Teaching

BA279, Political Institutions, Business and Public Policy
MBA207.4B - Ethics and Responsibility in Business
EWMBA207.3B- Ethics and Responsibility in Business

Honors and Awards

Hellman Family Faculty Fund Award, 2006
Schwabacher Fellowship Award, 2005-2006
Winner, Earl Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award, MBA, 2004
Special Mention, Earl Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award, PhD, 2004
J. Rank and C.A.W. Manning Junior Research Fellowship in Social Studies, New College, Oxford. October 2000-July 2003
Royal Economic Society Fellowship (Recipient), 2000
Oxford Bursaries, 1998
Overseas Research Student Award (UK), 1997-98
British Chevening Award, 1996

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