Rate My Professor Sandra Sequeira

Her research specializes in development economics, focusing on migration and state capacity, political economy, trade, and consumer behavior. Key publications include "Civil War induced Forced Displacement and Human Capital" with Giorgio Chiovelli, Stelios Michalopoulos, and Elias Papaioannou (Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2026); "Zero-sum Thinking and the Roots of U.S. Political Differences" with Sahil Chinoy, Nathan Nunn, and Stefanie Stantcheva (American Economic Review, 2026); "Identity, Media and Consumer Behavior" with Mattia Nardotto (Review of Economic Studies, 2025); "Immigrants and the Making of America" with Nathan Nunn and Nancy Qian (Review of Economic Studies, 2019); "Corruption, Trade Costs and Gains from Tariff Liberalization: Evidence from Southern Africa" (American Economic Review, 2016); and "Closing the Gender Profit Gap?" with Catia Batista and Pedro Vicente (Management Science, 2022). Among her honors are the British Academy Fellowship (2025-2026), Philip Leverhulme Prize in Economics (2022), European Research Council Starting Grant (2019-2024), ESRC Knowledge Transfer Partnership Award (2017), and WHO Raise Competition Award (2019). Her studies have driven anti-corruption reforms in African ports and improved primary health care efficiency in Mozambique, complemented by an award-winning documentary on refugee integration challenges.