Miguel Angel Carpio
@miguelcarpio.bsky.social
Professor at UDEP, Peru. Applied microeconomics, focused on development economics and household finance (credit, insurance, pension funds). Also interested in economic history. https://sites.google.com/view/miguel-angel-carpio
🎓 ¿Completaste o estás por terminar tu PhD en economía? Presenta tu investigación en el XI Workshop for Young Economists en Perú. Cada paper tendrá 45 min de exposición + discusión con investigadores y audiencia. ✈️ Apoyo de viaje: hasta US$800. 1/2
Seminario MAP Agosto 2025: Santiago Tobon (EAFIT) presenta investigación sobre expectativas ocupacionales de adolescentes en Medellín, analizando factores que influyen en atracción hacia grupos criminales. Lunes 18 ago, 12PM (hora Perú). Modera: Martín Valdivia (GRADE).
MAP Seminar: schedule August 2025 - April 2026. The MAP Seminar connects local and international researchers studying applied microeconomics in the Peruvian context. Third Monday of each month at 12pm.
Seminario MAP July 2025: "Dear Brothers and Sisters: Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa". M Couttenier (Université de Lyon) presents evidence on papal peace speeches reducing conflict, with variation across Popes. Monday July 21, 12PM (Lima time). Moderates: A Ferreira (SMU) 1/2
A large field experiment in Peru on informal workers informs whether offering them a matching contribution raises participation and contributions in their Individual Retirement Accounts, from Noelia Bernal, Sebastian Galiani, and Oswaldo Molina https://www.nber.org/papers/w33925
If you are a Peruvian researcher, work on Peru or Latam - please consider presenting with these amazing group of Peruvian economists. Strongly recommended for job market candidates or junior faculty! Send us your papers 📝
The Applied Microeconomics in Peru Seminar (Seminario MAP) invites research presentations from economics PhDs and final-year doctoral candidates. 📊 This virtual seminar fosters academic debate on applied microeconomics research relevant to Peru. Sessions: third Monday of each month. 1/2
The Applied Microeconomics in Peru Seminar (Seminario MAP) invites research presentations from economics PhDs and final-year doctoral candidates. 📊 This virtual seminar fosters academic debate on applied microeconomics research relevant to Peru. Sessions: third Monday of each month. 1/2
Very happy to see this in press! It was a pleasure working with @pablo_lavado and Lucero Gómez. Health insurance literature primarily focuses on its stated goals: health and financial protection. Our study examines its impact on school performance in Peru. 1/5
Health Economics (Early View): New evidence shows that the provision of social health insurance for students improves academic performance in the areas of math and reading comprehension. Read Miguel Carpio’s article here, in Health Economics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...