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Prem, Mounu (Muñoz Martínez, Francisco)
PhD: Stanford University
Biography
Mounu Prem is a Full Professor in the Department of Economics at CUNEF Universidad. His research spans political economy, development economics, economic history, and corporate finance. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University (2016), with articles published in prestigious international journals in economics, finance, and political science, including the American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, and the American Journal of Political Science. Research Affiliate at CEPR and IZA. Awards include the Arthur H. Cole Prize (2020), the Simonsen Lecture by the Latin American Econometric Society (2021), and the Excellence in Research Award from ISSDP (2026).
Education
Ph.D. in Economics, Stanford University (2016)
M.A. in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011)
B.A. in Economics, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (2011)
Research Interests
Political economy, development economics, economic history, corporate finance
Most relevant publications
Prem, M., Vargas, J. F., & Mejía, D. (2023). The rise and persistence of illegal crops: Evidence from a naive policy announcement. The Review of Economics and Statistics, 105(2), 344-358.
Colonnelli, E., Lagaras, S., Ponticelli, J., Prem, M., & Tsoutsoura, M. (2022). Revealing corruption: Firm and worker level evidence from Brazil. Journal of Financial Economics, 143(3), 1097-1119.
Colonnelli, E., & Prem, M. (2022). Corruption and firms. The Review of Economic Studies, 89(2), 695-732.
Colonnelli, E., Prem, M., & Teso, E. (2020). Patronage and selection in public sector organizations. American Economic Review, 110(10), 3071-3099.