Ana De La O Torres

Ana De La O Torres is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University, affiliated with the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, the Institution of Social and Policy Studies, and the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs. Her research focuses on the political economy of poverty alleviation, clientelism, and public goods provision in Latin America.

She earned her PhD in Political Science from MIT in 2007. Her work combines experimental and comparative approaches to study how anti-poverty programs, electoral dynamics, and bureaucratic accountability shape political outcomes. Notable contributions include analyzing conditional cash transfer programs, corruption information effects on voter behavior, and the impact of audits on public service delivery.

Her research trends emphasize experimental methodologies in governance contexts, with recent focus on clientelism's impact on state capacity and anti-corruption strategies in Mexico. She teaches courses on political economy frameworks, quantitative methods, and Latin American political systems.

Ana is actively engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations, contributing to policy discussions on equitable development strategies. Her affiliations bridge multiple academic units at Yale to advance global policy research.