David Schönholzer

Assistant Professor, Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University

David Schönholzer joined the Institute in August 2019, and is a political economist whose work speaks to governance issues in public finance, history, and development, using tools from applied micro. He is interested in why some governments are better at providing public goods than others.

Recent work by David Schönholzer

How providing information can improve safety: Evidence from Kenya’s informal public transit sector

Traffic fatalities linked to informal transit are a disproportionately large cause of death in many low- and middle-income countries, but providing...

Articles : Infrastructure & Urbanisation

Erin Kelley Gregory Lane David Schönholzer

Published 17.01.23
The effects of monitoring technologies on contracts, employee behaviour, and firms: Evidence from Kenya

Monitoring technologies can improve firm performance, and importantly not at the expense of workers or society

Articles : Technology & Innovation

Erin Kelley Gregory Lane David Schönholzer

Published 16.09.19