Ernesto Dal Bó

Phillips Girgich Professor of Business | Distinguished Teaching Fellow | Business & Public Policy | Sustainability, Haas School of Business

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Ernesto Dal Bó is a political economist interested in governance broadly understood. His research focuses on a range of topics: political influence, social conflict, corruption, morality and social norms, state formation, the development of state capabilities, and the qualities and behavior of politicians and public servants. Most of his teaching takes place in the Berkeley MBA program and at the doctoral level where he teaches courses on political economy.

Expertise and Research Interests

  • Political Economy
  • Democratic Institutions and Collective Decision-making
  • Influence and Corruption
  • Morality, Coercion, and Conflict
  • State Formation and State Capabilities

Papers, Articles and Publications

Government Decentralization Under Changing State Capacity... From Paraguay

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Progress and Perspectives in the Study of Political Selection

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The Demand for Bad Policy When Voters Underappreciate Equilibrium Effects

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Awards & Honors
  • Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching, PhD Program, 2020
  • Hellman Family Faculty Fund Award, 2006
  • Schwabacher Fellowship Award, 2005-2006
  • Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in Teaching, Full-Time MBA Program, 2004
  • Special Mention, Earl Cheit Outstanding Teaching Award, PhD, 2004
  • J. Rank and C.A.W. Manning Junior Research Fellowship in Social Studies, New College, Oxford
  • Royal Economic Society Fellowship (Recipient), 2000
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Academic Background
  • DPhil, Economics, University of Oxford
  • MPhil, Economics, University of Oxford
  • Masters, Economic Policy, University of Buenos Aires
  • Licentiate in Economics, University of Buenos Aires