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Ernesto Dal Bó

  • Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values
  • University of California - Berkeley

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Ernesto Dal Bó is a Political Economist interested in governance broadly understood. His research focuses on a range of topics including political influence, social conflict, corruption, morality and social norms, state formation, the development of state capabilities, and the qualities and behaviour of politicians and public servants.

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Scoping project on machine learning for countering customs tax evasion in Zambia

Frederico Finan, Laura Schechter, Ernesto Dal Bó, Raúl Duarte 31 Mar 2026
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Countering customs fraud and corruption with machine learning

Frederico Finan, Ernesto Dal Bó, Laura Schechter, Raúl Duarte 30 Sep 2026
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Teacher rotation and student outcomes: Experimental evidence from Uganda

Kizito Omala, Frederico Finan, Ernesto Dal Bó, David Schönholzer, Isabelle Masters Cohen 30 Sep 2018
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Monitoring Public Employees in Paraguay: Can Technology Adoption by the Government Improve Agricultural Extension Services for Poor Farmers?

Laura Schechter, Ernesto Dal Bó, Frederico Finan 30 Jun 2016
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