Silvia Prina
Contact Info

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