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Santiago Franco is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University. His research focuses on macroeconomics, spatial economics, and productivity. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago (2024).
His work addresses spatial misallocation of firms due to output market power, labor informality's impact on economic growth, and novel methods for estimating production functions in differentiated-product industries. Collaborations include studies with Jose M. Quintero, Nicolás de Roux, Marcela Eslava, and Eric Verhoogen.
Key findings include quantifying welfare losses from market power (2.4%), productivity shifts under policy interventions, and the role of formal labor markets in skill accumulation. Methodological contributions include using external instruments and quantity data for production function analysis.
Contact: safranco@bu.edu
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