We spoke with Economics Professor Sonia Laszlo about her recent study on gender norms in Paraguay. We discuss the process of running a lab experiment and the findings of the working paper. We also discuss the significance and challenges of women's economic empowerment. 

Professor Sonia Laszlo is an Associate Professor of Economics at McGill University who specializes on applied microeconomic analysis in economic development. Her work focuses on the microeconomics of social policies and their effects on women and women's economic empowerment. She also studies decision-making under uncertainty, namely concerning technology adoption among subsistence farmers. She is a cofounder and executive member of the Canadian Development Economics Study Group and directed this Institute for the Study of International Development between 2016 and 2019. Her most recent work, which we discuss in our conversation, is a behavioral study on norm shifting interventions and beliefs about gender in Paraguay. 

You can find professor Laszlo's work and more at https://sites.google.com/site/sonialaszlo. 

Candid Conversations is a series where we speak with professors and academics about their research and current topics in development related to their field of study.

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