CARLOS SCHMIDT-PADILLA

Publications and Forthcoming

1. Gangs, Labor Mobility, and Development
   • joint with Nikita Melnikov and María Micaela Sviatschi
   • Forthcoming, Econometrica
2. Missionary Competition, Education, and Long-run Political Development: Evidence from Africa
   • joint with Soeren Henn and Horacio Larreguy
   • Forthcoming, Comparative Political Studies
3. Market Structure and Extortion: Evidence from 50,000 Extortion Payments
   • joint with Zach Y. Brown, Eduardo Montero, and María Micaela Sviatschi
   • Review of Economic Studies, Volume 92, Issue 3, May 2025
4. The Unintended Consequences of Deportations: Evidence from Firm Behavior in El Salvador
   • joint with Antonella Bandiera, Lelys Dinarte-Díaz, Sandra Rozo, and Hernán Winkler
   • Economic Development and Cultural Change, Volume 71, Number 4, July 2023

Working Papers

1. Breaking the Gang: A Preventive Approach to Reduce Recruitment in Schools
   • joint with Eleno Castro, Felipe Coy, and María Micaela Sviatschi
   • Reject and resubmit, The Quaterly Journal of Economics
2. Gang Crackdowns
   • joint with Nikita Melnikov and María Micaela Sviatschi
3. Opportunities and Entrepreneurship: Evidence on Advanced Labor Market Experience
   • joint with Matthew Pecenco and Hamilton Taveras
4. Unintended Effects of Public Infrastructure: Labor, Education, and Crime in El Salvador
   • joint with Wilber Baires and Lelys Dinarte-Díaz