Victor Araújo is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Economy and Development at the University of Zurich. He studies comparative politics, voting behavior, and development economics. His research draws on experimental designs and qualitative fieldwork in developing countries with a special focus on Latin American countries. Before joining UZH, Araújo received a Ph.D. in political science from the University of São Paulo, Brazil. He also was a visiting scholar at the Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA, Brazil) and Duke University.