Dr. Selim Gulesci
Associate Professor, Economics
Biography
Selim Gulesci is an Associate Professor at the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin. His research is in development economics, with particular focus on entrepreneurship, education and gender. Selim obtained his PhD in economics from the London School of Economics in 2011.
Publications and Further Research Outputs
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Selim Gulesci, What We Can Learn When Impacts Fail to Replicate: Lessons From an Empowerment Programme for Young Women in Tanzania, The Journal of Development Studies, 2024
Marianna Battaglia, Selim Gulesci, Andreas Madestam, Repayment Flexibility and Risk Taking: Experimental Evidence from Credit Contracts, The Review of Economic Studies, 91, (5), 2024, p2635 - 2675
Selim Gulesci, Maria Lombardi, Alejandra Ramos, Telenovelas and attitudes toward the LGBTQ+ community in Latin America, Labour Economics, 2024
Konrad Burchardi, Jonathan de Quidt, Selim Gulesci, Munshi Sulaiman, Borrowing Constraints and Demand for Remedial Education: Evidence from Tanzania, The Economic Journal, 134, (662), 2024, p2621 - 2637
Konrad Burchardi, Jon de Quidt, Selim Gulesci, Benedetta Lerva, Stefano Tripodi, Testing Willingness to Pay Elicitation Mechanisms in the Field: Evidence from Uganda, Journal of Development Economics, 152, 2021
Selim Gulesci, Manuela Puente-Beccar, Diego Ubfal, Can Youth Empowerment Programs Reduce Violence Against Girls during the Covid-19 Pandemic?, Journal of Development Economics, 153, 2021
Selim Gulesci, Poverty Alleviation and Interhousehold Transfers: Evidence from BRAC's Graduation Program in Bangladesh, World Bank Economic Review, 2020
Christian Ahlin, Selim Gulesci, Andreas Madestam, Miri Stryjan, Loan Contract Structure and Adverse Selection: Survey Evidence from Uganda, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2020
Sonia Bhalotra, Abhishek Chakravarty, Selim Gulesci, The Price of Gold: Dowry and Death in India, Journal of Development Economics, 2020
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Selim Gulesci, Markus Goldstein, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman, Women's Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2020
Selim Gulesci, Erik Meyersson, Sofia Trommlerova, The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Expansion on Mothers' Attitudes towards Domestic Violence in Turkey, World Bank Economic Review, 2020
Konrad Burchardi, Selim Gulesci, Benedetta Lerva, Munshi Sulaiman, Moral Hazard: Experimental Evidence from Tenancy Contracts, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2019
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Narayan Das, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman, Labor Markets and Poverty in Village Economies, Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2017
Oriana Bandiera, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman, Intentions to Participate in Adolescent Training Programs: Evidence from Uganda, Journal of the European Economic Association (P&P), 2010
Non-Peer-Reviewed Publications
Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, Lore Vandewalle, Long-Term Effects of Preschool Subsidies and Cash Transfers on Child Development: Evidence from Uganda, AEA Papers and Proceedings, 114, 2024, p459 - 62
Kjetil Bjorvatn, Denise Ferris, Selim Gulesci, Arne Nasgowitz, Vincent Somville, Lore Vandewalle, Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2024
Forced Migration and Attitudes towards Domestic Violence: Evidence from Turkey in, editor(s)Siwan Anderson, Lori Beaman, Jean-Philippe Platteau , Towards Gender Equity in Development, Oxford University Press, 2018, [Selim Gulesci]
Recognition
Memberships
J-PAL
CEPR, affiliate since 2017, fellow since 2020
BREAD
EUDN
LEAP, Bocconi University