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SUMMARY: Research\, Field Experiments\, and Policy Outcomes
DESCRIPTION: About the Speaker Carlos Scartascini is Principal Economist at
  the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank. His areas 
 of expertise include Political Economy and Public Finance. His current rese
 arch focuses on uncovering the determinants of tax compliance in Latin Amer
 ica (through the use of natural and field experiments)\, explaining the pol
 itical economy of tax […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p><strong>About the Speaker</strong><br />Ca
 rlos Scartascini is Principal Economist at the Research Department of the I
 nter-American Development Bank. His areas of expertise include Political Ec
 onomy and Public Finance. His current research focuses on uncovering the de
 terminants of tax compliance in Latin America (through the use of natural a
 nd field experiments)\, explaining the political economy of tax reforms\, a
 nd understanding and measuring the process of government capacity accumulat
 ion. He has published seven books and more than 30 articles in edited volum
 es and specialized journals such as the American Journal of Political Scien
 ce\, Economía\, the Journal of Industrial Economics\, the Journal of Econom
 ic Behavior and Organization\, the Journal of Banking and Finance\, the Jou
 rnal of Conflict Resolution\, and the Journal of Theoretical Politics. He i
 s Associate Editor of the academic journal Economía\, and co-editor of Vox-
 LACEA. A native of Argentina\, Dr. Scartascini holds a Ph.D. and a M.A. in 
 Economics from George Mason University.</p><p>See full poster<a href="https
 ://sppga.cms.arts.ubc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2016/04/Carlos-Scartasc
 ini-April-5.pdf" target="_blank" rel=""> here</a></p>
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