David L. Vargas

Research +

Academic publications

“Buying a Blind Eye: Campaign Donations, Forbearance, and Deforestation in Colombia”

Joint with Robin Harding, Mounu Prem and Nelson A. Ruiz.
Originally Master’s Thesis

American Political Science Review, forthcoming. PDF

Featured in the Washington Post

NEUDC Slides: Slides

Work in progress

“Re-Thinking Social Protection: From Poverty Alleviation to Building Resilience in Middle-Income Households.”

joint with Bridget Hoffmann, Esteban Alvarez, Maria P. Medina, Marco Stampini, Camilo Pecha, Jorge Gallego & Diego Vera-Cossio.

Submitted. PDF

“Shooting a Moving Target: A Dynamic Approach to Targeting for Social Programs”

Joint with Diether Beuermann, Bridget Hoffmann and Diego Vera-Cossio

Policy Relevant Publications

“Impacts of the Ingreso Solidario program in the face of the COVID-19 crisis in Colombia”

Original in Spanish: “Impactos del programa Ingreso Solidario frente a la crisis del COVID-19 en Colombia” Joint with Jorge Gallego, Bridget Hoffmann, Pablo Ibarraran, Maria Paula Medina, Camilo Pecha, Marco Stampini and Diego Vera-Cossio.

May 2021 - PDF

“September 2020 PovcalNet Update”

Joint with Andres R. Castaneda Aguilar, Tony Fujs, Daniel Gerszon Mahler, Dean Jolliffe, Christoph Lakner, Minh C Nguyen, Marta Schoch, Martha C. Viveros, Samuel Kofi Tetteh-Baah, Nishant Yonzan and Nobuo Yoshida.

September 2020 - PDF

“March 2020 PovcalNet Update”

Joint with Aziz Atamanov, Joint with Andres R. Castaneda Aguilar, Tony Fujs, Reno Dewina, Carolina Diaz-Bonilla, Daniel Gerszon Mahler, Dean Jolliffe, Christoph Lakner, Mikhail Matytsin, Mikhai, Jose Montes, Laura L. Moreno, Rose Mungai, David Newhouse, Minh C Nguyen, Francisco J Parada, Ani Rudra Silwal, Diana M Sanchez,Marta Schoch , Martha C. Viveros, Judy Yang, Nobuo Yoshida and Haoyu Wu.

March 2020 - PDF