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Carlos Schmidt-Padilla is a faculty member in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research intersects comparative politics, political economy, and development economics with a regional focus on Central America and Africa.
- University of California, Berkeley
- Department of Political Science
His work examines:
- Extortion dynamics in organized crime markets
- Economic impacts of deportation policies
- Labor mobility in conflict-affected regions
- Historical institutional development through missionary education
- Infrastructure policy effects on crime and labor
- Quantitative modeling of political violence
Recent publications analyze firm behavior under criminal extortion, the economic consequences of mass deportations, and long-term political development patterns. His methodological approach combines fieldwork with econometric analysis.
Current projects include:
- Working paper on missionary competition and political participation in Africa
- Research on infrastructure investments and crime reduction in El Salvador
- Collaborative studies with Zach Y. Brown, Eduardo Montero, and Antonella Bandiera
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