Marco Castillo

Marco Castillo is a Professor of Economics at Texas A&M University, specializing in Behavioral/Experimental Economics, Public Economics, and Economics of Education. He holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and previously served as a Professorial Fellow in the Education and Child Development research group at the University of Melbourne’s Melbourne Institute. His work employs experimental methods to design optimal policies in areas like child development, education, and criminal justice. He is affiliated with the IZA Institute of Labor Economics as a Research Fellow and the CESIfo Research Network as a Fellow.

Education:

• PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, Catholic University of Lima, Peru

Research Interests:

• Experimental methods in policy design
• Child development interventions
• Education economics
• Charitable giving mechanisms
• Risk preferences and decision-making

His research bridges theory and practice, often involving field experiments to assess policy impacts on real-world behaviors.

Awards & Fellowships:

• Fellow of the CESIfo Research Network
• Research Fellow at IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Grants & Advising: While no specific grants are listed, his work frequently involves policy-relevant experimental research. He advises students through his teaching and research collaborations at Texas A&M.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Economics Science Association’s initiatives and collaborates with institutions like the Melbourne Institute on child development projects.