I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at Texas A&M University. I earned my Master of Arts in Political Science at the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York and my Master of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics. My research focuses on the political economy of state capacity and development, specifically enforcement and compliance in the informal sector. I am currently working on my dissertation that investigates informality as a political equilibrium in weak states, with a regional focus in West Africa and Southeast Asia. In addition, I am interested in political methodology, specifically experimental methods and time series econometrics. My previous works also delve into studies of judicial decision-making, comparative courts, and law and economics.
PUBLICATIONS AND PROJECTS
Camba, Alvin, Jerik Cruz, Janica Magat, and Angela Tritto. 2020. “Explaining the Belt and Road in the Philippines: Elite Consolidation, Kaliwa Dam, and Online Gambling Investments.” In Unpacking the Belt and Road Initiative. J. Liow, L. Hong, and G. Xue (editors). EE Publishers.
Camba, Alvin and Janica Magat. 2020. “How do Chinese Investors Respond to Territorial Disputes? Evidence from the Philippines and Implications on Economic Strategy.” The Singapore Economic Review.
Dulay, Dean, Janica Magat, and Mateo Villamizar Chaparro. 2021. “Disentangling the Effects of Informality and Precarity on Redistribution.” Under Review
Gottlieb, Jessica, Adrienne Lebas, and Janica Magat. 2020. “Can Social Intermediaries Build the State? Evidence from an Experiment in Lagos,
Nigeria.” Part of EGAP’s Metaketa II: Taxation. Under Review
de la O, Ana et al. 2020. “Fiscal Contracts? : A Six-Country Randomized Experiment on Transaction Costs, Public Services, and Taxation In
Developing Countries.” Under Review
COMMUNITY, LOCAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS
“Effects of COVID on Group Inequality and Ethnic Attitudes: Evidence from Lagos”, 2021 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting & Exhibition. Seattle, WA, USA.
“Formalization, Tax Appeals, and Social Intermediaries: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Lagos, Nigeria”, 2021 Annual GLD Conference. Gothenburg, Sweden.
“Disentangling the Effects of Informality and Precarity on Redistribution”, 2021 The Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association. Chicago, IL, USA.