Patrick A. Testa

Welcome to my site! I completed my Ph.D. in economics at the University of California, Irvine in the spring and joined the Department of Economics at Tulane University as an Assistant Professor this fall.

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My current research focuses on the political economy of development. I use a combination of microeconomic theory and empirical methods, utilizing both contemporary and historical data. 

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At the moment, I'm interested in the urban and regional effects of forced migration, as well as how institutions and culture interact with economic geography.

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My paper, "Education and propaganda: Tradeoffs to public education provision in nondemocracies," was recently published in the Journal of Public Economics.