Guillermo Lezama

Guillermo Lezama

Ph.D. in Economics

University of Pittsburgh

Welcome to my website. I am an economist with a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in applied microeconomics and political economy. My work combines data science, causal inference, and machine learning to study business, policy, and political behavior, drawing on experience across industry, academia, and public institutions.

Job Market Paper

(2024). Information About Corruption and Politicians' Proposals. Under Review.

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Working Papers

(2025). Immigration Shocks and Politicians’ Rhetoric: Evidence from The Venezuelan Migration Crisis.

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(2025). Sanctions, Reputational Losses and Salience.

(2024). The Effect of Experimenter Demand on Inference.

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Work in Progress

(2024). Exploring Uruguayan Elections.

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Publications

(2025). Social Media vs. Surveys: A New Scalable Approach to Understanding Legislators' Discourse. Legislative Studies Quarterly.

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(2020). Inequality in pre‐income survey times: a methodological proposal. Review of Income and Wealth, 66(4).

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