Academy scholar, Harvard
Azrieli Scholar, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
Assistant Professor, Berkeley Haas (on leave)
Director, Marakuja Kivu Research
rsanchezdelasierra@berkeley.edu
+1-917-488-9151
CV
*“On the Origin of States: Stationary Bandits and Taxation in Eastern Congo”,
Journal of Political Economy, Revision requested
Media coverage: Marginal Revolution, Christopher Blattman’s blog, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Die Zeit, Kris Berwouts, BBC Radio trade series (forthcoming)
*“When Formal Contracts Fail”
Econometrica, Revision requested,
*“Introducing Western Governance Practices” with M Humphreys and P Van der Windt,
Journal of Development Economics, Revision requested
Media coverage: Financial Times, World Bank Development blog, Tim Hartford’s blog
*“Corrupt Hierarchies” with Kristof Titeca
Media coverage: Foreign Affairs
*“Dis-organizing violence: stationary bandits, and the time horizon”
*“Indirect Rule: Causes and Consequences,” with G Marchais and S Henn
*“Indirect rule and armed conflict: Theoretical insights from Congo” with G Marchais
*“Why do people join armed groups?” with G Marchais
*“On the mechanics of Kleptocratic states: Administrators’ power, protectors, and taxpayers false confessions” with S Henn, L Paler, C Samii, W Prichard (2016)
Publications
*“Why Being Wrong can be Right: Magical Warfare Technology and the Persistence of False Beliefs” with N Nunn
American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings (2017)
“Can Externally Mandated Gender Requirements Empower Women?” with M Humphreys and P Van der Windt
Journal of Development Economics (2018)
“Fishing, Commitment, and Communication: Comprehensive Nonbinding Registration” with M Humphreys and P Van der Windt
Political Analysis, 2012, 21 (1) pp 1-20
Media coverage: World Bank’s Development Impact blog
Work in Progress
Corruption: protection markets and social networks (with Kristof Titeca)
Emotional factors of participation into armed groups
Supernatural private sector development (with Nathan Nunn and Max Winkler)
Injecting Administrators’ Independence, DR Congo, with Eric Mvukiyehe and Guo Xu
Economics of state kidnaping: Sicilian Fishermen, with Naor Ben-Yehoyada and Vito Pipitone
Book
A political economy of the Congo (in progress)
Policy Report
Social and Economic Impacts of Community Driven Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
