Department of Political Science

Armando Razo researches how informal and formal institutions affect economic behavior in developing countries. On the theoretical side, he develops mathematical and computational models to develop clear theories about the impact of social and political networks on economic behavior. He also uses tools of computational linguistics to systematize interdisciplinary work on networks and internal development. On a more applied side, he is interested in applying statistical network methods to the study of economic history and policy networks, again with a focus on international development.