Research Bio
Jonathan Weigel is an assistant professor in the Business and Public Policy Group at the Haas School of Business. His research interests are at the intersection of political economy, development, and public economics. His primary research agenda explores the role of state capacity in development with a focus on taxation. A second agenda explores the relationship between culture (especially religion) and institutions. His field work is based in the D.R. Congo, where he runs a research organization called ODEKA, as well as Tanzania and Haiti. He completed a PhD in Political Economy and Government at Harvard in 2018.
More information can be found on his website.
Research Expertise and Interest
political economy, state capacity, development, corruption, taxation, religion
Teaching
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [EWMBA 207]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [EWMBA 207]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [MBA 207]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [MBA 207]
Individual Research in Business Problems [PHDBA 299A]
Individual Study for Doctoral Students [ECON 602]
Research Seminar in Business and Public Policy [PHDBA 279S]
Individual Research in Business Problems [PHDBA 299A]
Workshop in Institutional Analysis [PHDBA C270]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [EWMBA 207]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [EWMBA 207]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [MBA 207]
Ethics and Responsibility in Business [MBA 207]
Individual Research in Business Problems [PHDBA 299A]