
Silvia Prina
Department of Economics
Weatherhead School of Management
11119 Bellflower Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Office Phone: 216.368.0208
Email: silvia.prina@case.edu
Research Interests
Development Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Curriculum Vitae
Publications
A Theory of Occupational Choice Endogenous Fertility
with Dilip Mookherjee and Debraj Ray
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2012, 4(4): 1-34
The Effect of Social Programs and Exposure to Professionals on the Educational Aspirations of the Poor
with Carlos Chiapa and José Luis Garrido
Economics of Education Review, 2012, 31(1): 778-798
Who Benefited More from NAFTA: Small or Large Farmers? Evidence from Mexico
Forthcoming, Review of Development Economics
Effects of Border Price Changes on Agricultural Wages and Employment in Mexico
Forthcoming, Journal of International Development
Working Papers
Banking the Poor via Savings Accounts: Evidence from a Field Experiment
January 2013
The Importance of Parental Knowledge and Social Norms: Evidence from Weight Report Cards in Mexico
with Heather Royer
June 2012
The Effects of Savings on Risk-Taking and Intertemporal Choice Behavior: Evidence from a Randomized Experiment
with Leandro Carvalho and Justin Sydnor
February 2013
Intervention-Driven Changes in Social Networks and their Effects on Household Outcomes
with Margherita Comola
April 2013
The Effect of Financial Access on Aspirations and Investment in Education
with Carlos Chiapa and Adam Parker
Work in Progress
The Effect of Incentives on Healthy Eating Behavior among Children
with Manuela Angelucci, Heather Royer, and Anya Savikhin
Delivering Conditional Cash Transfers via Savings Accounts: Default and Mental Accounting Mechanisms
with Carlos Chiapa
Child Development and Media Access: the Impact of TV on Health and Skills Formation
with Carlos Chiapa and Sofya Krutikova
A SIM For Saving: Mobile Money in Rural Tanzania
with Alfredo Burlando and Cynthia Kinnan
Pre-Commitment and Mental Accounting: Can They Affect Eating Habits?
with Mariana Carrera
Teaching