Laura Aquino
Working papers:
Do women govern differently? Evidence from Mexican local politics with John Hassett
Presentations: IEA-WB Conference Gender Norms and the Law, Annual LACEA/LAMES Meeting 2023
This paper examines the 2014 constitutional reform in Mexico mandating gender parity in municipal executives. Using a differences-in-differences methodology, we analyze the reform’s impact on female representation and policy outcomes.
The Impact of Married Women’s Property Laws on Female Labor Outcomes and Marital Status
Presentations: AEA/ASSA, poster session 2021
This paper explores how granting economic rights to married women in the 19th century affected female labor outcomes and marriage rates.
Can I get that in writing? Lessons from a Contracting Field Experiment in Urban Malawi with Mahesh Karra
Presentations: NOVAFRICA Economic Development Conference 2024
This field experiment examines how contracts impact compliance, effort, and product quality in Malawi’s printing industry. We randomized three contract types—informal verbal agreements, formal written contracts, and formal contracts with penalty clauses—across four sequential print orders of varying complexity.
Working in progress:
The Impact of Banking Agents on Financial Inclusion in Mexico
This paper studies the effects of convenience stores (OXX) acting as banking agents, examining spatial variation in financial inclusion levels.
Presentations: IPA-GPRL Researcher Gathering on Financial Inclusion and Social Protection 2022, Webinar in Finance and Development (WEFIDEV)