Pedro Casavilca Silva, Ph.D.
Economist
I am an economist with research and professional experience in the intersection of Labor Economics and Macroeconomics.
I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University and am currently an Assistant Professor in Economics at Davidson College.
You can reach me at pecasavilca@davidson.edu
Research Interests
I am interested in doing research on the effects of institutional policies on labor market outcomes and firms' dynamics.
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My current research focuses on how labor protection shapes the distribution of jobs and job-to-job transitions in economies where informal jobs coexist with formal contracts. I use a combination of large administrative datasets, econometric and computational tools and theory to address these questions.
If you are interested in learning more about my research, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Publications
Economic growth and demand for higher education in Peru 2004 - 2006 (with Juan Francisco Castro and Rose Lizarzaburu)
Apuntes Magazine 66th edition and CIES Magazine in December 2010.