https://mariajosesilvavargas.com Mariajose Silva Vargas Fri, 08 May 2026 11:50:29 +0000 https://mariajosesilvavargas.com en https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Home-Page Thu, 11 Apr 2019 12:43:30 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Home-Page https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________ Fri, 08 May 2026 11:31:17 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________ https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/ACADEMIC-WORK Fri, 08 May 2026 11:44:55 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/ACADEMIC-WORK https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________-1 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:46:03 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________-1 https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Academic-profile-Mariajose-Silva-Vargas Mon, 07 Oct 2019 19:59:22 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Academic-profile-Mariajose-Silva-Vargas <img width="2967" height="3709" width_o="2967" height_o="3709" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/408acae7eaa2b3ed3f399ef712aed839eaabb22aed6f03ee6b27d0d801113925/SilvaVargas_portrait_vertical.jpg" data-mid="241448961" border="0" data-scale="50" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/408acae7eaa2b3ed3f399ef712aed839eaabb22aed6f03ee6b27d0d801113925/SilvaVargas_portrait_vertical.jpg" /> Academic profile - Mariajose Silva-Vargas I work at the intersection of research, public policy and science communication&nbsp;at J-PAL Europe, and I am an associated researcher at LISER. From 2025, I am a Research Affiliate at the IZA-LISER network. I obtained my PhD from the School of Business and Economics at Maastricht University, in collaboration with IIES – Stockholm University, where I visited for several periods between 2018 and 2022. I was a Robert S. McNamara Fellow at DIME - World Bank in 2021-2022. I have. In the fall semester of 2019, I visited the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University.&nbsp; Previously, I worked in Uganda and Tanzania, managing impact evaluations for the World Bank &amp; Innovations for Poverty Action. Also, I conducted a research study in the Ivory Coast on a UN-IFAD program related to ex-combatants' reintegration through agriculture. I am also Co-Founder of BOWEN - Bolivian Women in Economics Network. &nbsp; I am proudly a Bolivian and naturalised Italian citizen. Full CV here and research here&nbsp; For my photography website, visit here Contacts: Email: msilvavargas @ povertyactionlab.org Instagram: marijo.silva.vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Academic-CV Thu, 07 Nov 2019 20:19:54 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Academic-CV <img width="2500" height="1771" width_o="2500" height_o="1771" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2cdd58e9b61828ea771345d971f480366624c089482d019fb80449700d402a09/IMG_6485_s.jpg" data-mid="88827836" border="0" data-scale="77" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2cdd58e9b61828ea771345d971f480366624c089482d019fb80449700d402a09/IMG_6485_s.jpg" /> Curriculum Vitae &nbsp; https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Research-Grants Fri, 13 Dec 2019 23:32:52 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/Research-Grants Work in progress Market Design for Land Trade: Evidence from Uganda and Kenya [Slides] [Latest version] with Gharad Bryan (London School of Economics), Jonathan de Quidt (Queen Mary of London) and Tom Wilkening (Melbourne University) <img width="2500" height="1667" width_o="2500" height_o="1667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6af5df62118cd42c38452f43b89e98159917be92b8af2fb5dbb9e87c3bc9ee33/IMG_6057-Enhanced-NRb.jpg" data-mid="206649014" border="0" data-scale="87" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6af5df62118cd42c38452f43b89e98159917be92b8af2fb5dbb9e87c3bc9ee33/IMG_6057-Enhanced-NRb.jpg" />Explaining the land trade game in Masaka ©Mariajose Silva-Vargas Matching with the right attitude: the effect of matching firms with refugee workers [Latest version][IPA blog, VoxDev]&nbsp;[Photo Story] with Francesco Loiacono (EBRD) <img width="2500" height="1660" width_o="2500" height_o="1660" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/078070086a2a624e6a2fda2ff55dc616a95cb006468e67c1b2de4e3bae382097/IMG_9823.jpg" data-mid="141929304" border="0" data-scale="88" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/078070086a2a624e6a2fda2ff55dc616a95cb006468e67c1b2de4e3bae382097/IMG_9823.jpg" />Tailoring test as part of the research©Mariajose Silva-Vargas Contact in the Workplace and Social Cohesion: Experimental Evidence from Uganda [Working Paper 2026]&nbsp;[Photo Story] with Francesco Loiacono (EBRD) <img width="2500" height="1676" width_o="2500" height_o="1676" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e4e38057079f6f33d11ac19b718009913de17dff72b10827f3d1c02433505c41/IMG_0400d_signed.jpg" data-mid="141929106" border="0" data-scale="89" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e4e38057079f6f33d11ac19b718009913de17dff72b10827f3d1c02433505c41/IMG_0400d_signed.jpg" />Mariam and Sifa working together as a result of the research ©Mariajose Silva-Vargas FAME – Female Access to Male-dominated Employment [Data collection ongoing]with Gharad Bryan (London School of Economics), Jonathan de Quidt (Queen Mary of London),&nbsp; Marie Christelle Mabeu (Toronto Metropolitan University), and Celine Zipfel (Stockholm School of Economics) <img width="1512" height="1080" width_o="1512" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f7a4f2de2b9cb74aad92b2e5b39455b1c08b21e6f67b8c3227608574c978d9b1/IMG_1134.jpg" data-mid="233285580" border="0" data-scale="92" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f7a4f2de2b9cb74aad92b2e5b39455b1c08b21e6f67b8c3227608574c978d9b1/IMG_1134.jpg" />ASAFIN mechanics teacher ©Mariajose Silva-Vargas Enhancing the Integration of Vulnerable Refugees in Luxembourg: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial (IDEALUX) [Data collection ongoing]with Martín Fernández-Sanchez (LISER),&nbsp; Mounir Karadja (Uppsala University), Akib Khan (Stockholm School of Economics). Other Pairing photography and research for social change, interview 2023 Vocational Training Programmes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Insights from Experimental Studies, LISER Policy Brief 2023 The World Bank Development Impact Blog turns 10: we celebrate with a new logo! *Photography and logo by Mariajose Silva-VargasWe Need More Respectful and Inclusive Experiments in Development Economics: A Proposal. PromarketUganda’s Nakivale Refugee Camp: Notes from our PhD fieldwork, UNU-MeritInterview on research grants and fieldwork, UNU-MeritImproving access to labour markets for refugees, Evidence from Uganda IGC Policy brief &amp; Report Selected Grants Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign Affairs research grant 2023J-PAL@20 Photo Project Grant 2023J-PAL&nbsp; Jobs and Opportunity Initiative (Pilot Project) - 2020Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL) - Exploratory Grant, 2020Peace and Recovery Programme (Full Grant) - Innovations for Poverty Action, 2020Peace and Recovery Programme (Exploratory Grant) - Innovations for Poverty Action, 2018 Small Projects - International Growth Centre (IGC), 2018 United Nations University PhD Fellowship, 2017-2020 https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________-2 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:48:14 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________-2 https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/PHOTOGRAPHIC-WORK-1 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:50:11 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/PHOTOGRAPHIC-WORK-1 https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________-3 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:50:29 +0000 Mariajose Silva Vargas https://mariajosesilvavargas.com/__________________-3