Frederico Finan

Research Bio

Frederico Finan joined the Department of Economics in 2009 as an assistant professor. He received his PhD in Agriculture and Resource Economics from UC-Berkeley in 2006. Prior to joining the department, Professor Finan was an assistant professor of economics at UCLA. He is also an affiliate of Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development(BREAD), and a research fellow at IZA and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Research Expertise and Interest

development economics, political economy

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Teaching

Courses taught during the three most recent terms
2026 Spring
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 199]  

  • Political Economics  [ECON 215B]  

  • Seminar in Political Economy  [ECON 216]  

  • Development Economics  [ECON 270B]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 299]  

  • Individual Study for Doctoral Students  [ECON 602]  

  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

  • Doctoral Topics in Business Administration  [PHDBA 297T]  

2025 Fall
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 199]  

  • Seminar in Political Economy  [ECON 216]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 299]  

  • Individual Study for Doctoral Students  [ECON 602]  

  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

2025 Summer
  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 299]  

2025 Spring
  • Global Poverty and Impact Evaluation  [ECON 174]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 199]  

  • Development Economics  [ECON 270C]  

  • Supervised Independent Study and Research  [ECON 299]  

  • Individual Study for Doctoral Students  [ECON 602]  

  • Senior Honors Thesis  [ECON H195B]  

  • Individually Supervised Study for Graduate Students  [EWMBA 293]  

  • Political Economy: Empirics  [PHDBA 279PC]