Augustin Bergeron

Augustin Bergeron is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Southern California. His research interests are at the intersection of development economics, political economy, and public finance. His primary research agenda explores the determinants of state capacity and tax capacity in particular. A second agenda focuses on the origins of social ties (especially kinship) and their effects on development. His field work is based in the D.R. Congo, where he helps manage a non-profit survey organization called ODEKA (Organization d’études économiques sur le Kasai). Augustin completed a PhD in Political Economy and Government at Harvard University in 2021 and worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University in 2021-2022.