Daniel Velásquez


Daniel Velásquez Cabrera

Welcome to my homepage! I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at the University of Michigan, originally from Lima, Peru. I am currently on the 2024-2025 job market.

My research interests lie in International Trade, Economic Geography, Urban Economics, and Development Economics.


Working papers

  1. (Job Market Paper) Highways, Commuting and Trade: Unpacking Suburban Growth
  2. Transit Infrastructure, Couples' Commuting Choices, and Gender Earnings Inequality
    Submitted
    * “Honorable Mention” for Best Student Paper Prize, Urban Economic Association, Milan 2023
    * Project financed by grant from CAF - Development Bank of Latin America
  3. Skill Allocation and Urban Amenities in the Developing World (with Andrii Parkhomenko, and Jorge de la Roca )
  4. Trade in Appliances, Household Production, and Labor Force Participation (draft coming soon) (with Pamela Medina, and Sebastian Sotelo )
    * Project financed by grant from Gender and the Economy Initiative, and STEG Research Grant
  5. Initial Conditions, Size, and the Biggest Push in US History (draft coming soon) (with Dominick Bartelme, and Zhimin Li )

Published and accepted papers

  1. The Direct and Indirect Effects of Messages on Tax Compliance: Experimental Evidence from Peru With Juan Francisco Castro, Arlette Beltrán, and Gustavo Yamada
  2. Does Trade Liberalization Foster Intimate Partner Violence? With Alberto Chong
  3. Computers and Discretion: Evidence from Two Natural Field Experiments With Alberto Chong, and Mónica Yáñez-Pagans
  4. I Read the News Today, oh Boy: The Effect of Crime News Coverage on Crime Perception With Santiago Medina, Gustavo Yamada, Pablo Lavado, Miguel Núñez, Hugo Alatrista, and Juandiego Morzán