Welcome! 

I am an economist interested in development economics, public economics, and political economy. My primary research agenda explores the determinants of state capacity and tax capacity in particular.  A second agenda focuses on the origins of social ties (e.g., kinship), beliefs (e.g.,  zero-sum thinking), and their effects on development.  

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California (USC). I graduated from Harvard University in May 2021 with a Ph.D. in Political Economy and Government (Economics Track). I was previously a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford King Center on Global Development

My field work is based in the D.R. Congo, where I help manage a non-profit survey organization called ODEKA (Organisation d'Etudes Economiques sur le Kasai)

Here's my CV and a description of my research is here

E-mail: augustin.bergeron@usc.edu

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