Leandro Carvalho
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Southern California
Leandro Carvalho is an Associate Research Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California’s Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR). His research spans development economics, behavioral economics, and social genomics. His work has been published in the American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and others. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University and is originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Recent work by Leandro Carvalho
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How mental health affects women’s labour force participation in Ghana
Among women in rural Ghana, depression and anxiety reduce take-up for jobs outside the home, but have no effect on productivity or earnings when the same job is offered at home – suggesting that work environment is a key barrier to labour market part...
Published 17.04.26