Maurizio Mazzocco
Maurizio Mazzocco
Professor

Education:
Ph.D. University of Chicago
Research Areas:
Applied Microeconomics, Development, Labor Economics, Political EconomyPhone:
(310) 825-6682Office:
Bunche Hall 8377Email:
mmazzocc@econ.ucla.eduPersonal Website:
http://www.econ.ucla.edu/mazzoccoBiography:
Maurizio Mazzocco is a Professor at UCLA. He is an applied microeconomist whose research focuses on three areas of economics: family intertemporal decisions; heterogeneity in risk preferences and decisions under uncertainty; political economy and development economics. For instance, in a recent research project, Mazzocco attempts to understand the effect of political incentives on economic development and the quality of life of individuals. In a different project, he studies empirically and theoretically the main mechanisms behind the decisions by politicians to engage in corruption using audit reports data from municipalities in Brazil.