Research Statement

I’m an applied economist interested in Industrial Organization (IO). In particular, I specialize in productivity, frictions to measuring productivity, market power, and the political economy of oligopolies. I’m also interested in the intersections between IO and Labor and International Trade.

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Working Papers

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All Industrial Organization Applied Microeconomics Political Economy
Tax evasion and Productivity
Even governments with detailed administrative data have difficulties detecting tax evasion because of firms’ concealing behavior. How can a researcher with access to more commonly available data —like manufacturing surveys— estimate tax evasion through cost overreporting?
Hans Martinez
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Tax evasion and Productivity
Cournot Rationalizability and Measurement Error
Do the observed prices and quantities in the international oil industry arise as an equilibrium of the Cournot model when quantities are mismeasured?
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Cournot Rationalizability and Measurement Error

Recent Publications

Hans Martinez, Cesareo Gamez (2019). Is internet access bad news for media-capturing incumbents?. JAE, 22(1), 527-553.

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Edgardo Ayala, Joana Chapa, Hans Martinez (2019). Compra y coerción del voto. In collection by CEENL.

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Recent & Upcoming Talks

Cournot Rationalizability and Measurement Error
Applied Economics Student Workshop
May 11, 2022 12:00 PM — 1:30 PM Social Science Building, Room 4161
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Popular Topics

Cournot Competition Firm Conduct Measurement Error Media freedom Non-classical measurement error Oil Industry Political coercion Political Economy of the Internet Political Economy of the Media Productivity Tax evasion Vote buying