Pedro Dal Bo

Pedro Dal Bó is a Professor of Economics at Brown University, affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His research focuses on game theory, experimental economics, and political economy, with emphasis on cooperation dynamics, democratic institutions, and social conflict. He holds a PhD from UCLA (2002) and degrees from Argentine institutions, including Universidad de Buenos Aires (1994 BA) and Universidad Torcuato di Tella (1996 MA).

Key research areas include the impact of democracy on behavior, the role of moral suasion in cooperation, and the interplay between violence, corruption, and political quality. He has explored how economic shocks influence social conflict and examined strategy choices in repeated games through controlled experiments. Dal Bó collaborates with scholars like Anna Aizer, Andrew Foster, and Louis Putterman, contributing to high-impact journals such as the American Economic Review and Review of Economic Studies.

• Education:
  • PhD in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002
  • MA in Economics, University of California, Los Angeles, 2000
  • MA in Economics, Universidad Torcuato di Tella, 1996
  • BA in Economics, Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1994

His funded research includes a National Science Foundation grant (2007–2010) examining democracy’s behavioral effects and a Salomon Research Grant (2003) on correlated equilibria. Dal Bó teaches courses like Intermediate Microeconomics and The Economics of Latin Americans, emphasizing institutional analysis and developmental challenges in Latin America.

Awards include NSF funding, UCLA fellowships, and Argentine Ministry of Education scholarships. His work bridges theoretical models with empirical experiments, addressing real-world issues like political dynasties and conflict resolution mechanisms.