Marcia Ruiz Pulgar is a predoctoral research professional at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago where she works on topics related to empirical public finance and labor economics. Previously, she worked assisting in the development of two large-scale field experiments that seek to improve anti-corruption bottom-up mechanisms in Peru, led by researchers from Columbia University and the Inter-American Development Bank. She also worked at Innovations for Poverty Action on RCTs aimed at improving educational outcomes among children. Marcia’s current research interests lie in the intersection of Development Economics, Public Economics and Political Economy. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. She is from Lima, Peru.