Pilar Manzi

Pilar Manzi is a Collegiate Assistant Professor and Harper-Schmidt Fellow at the University of Chicago specializing in political science. Her research examines the politics of income inequality, economic elites, and social policy in Latin America. She has published in leading journals including the Journal of Politics in Latin America, Social Policy and Administration, and Oxford Open Economics.

Her research interests span:

• Political economy of income distribution and elite influence
• Welfare state development and social protection systems
• Gender disparities in labor markets and pension systems
• Multidimensional poverty measurement and child welfare policies
• Conditional cash transfer programs and welfare conditionality

Manzi's publications demonstrate consistent focus on social policy reforms in Latin America, particularly examining cash transfer programs, education funding, childcare systems, and pension reforms. Her recent work investigates the intersection of economic policies, political power structures, and social inequality.