Welcome!

I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics at Harvard. My research combines economics and data science to develop or justify statistical methods for social‑science applications, with a focus on policy design and causal inference.

Before joining Harvard, I spent a year at Stanford GSB as a post‑doctoral fellow sponsored by Guido Imbens. I received my Ph.D. from the Department of Economics at UC San Diego and a Master’s in Data Science from Pompeu Fabra.

You can find my CV and my Research page. My email is dviviano@fas.harvard.edu

I am excited to involve students in my research projects. If interested, email me and complete the form: Part time Research Assistant

Favourite quote: “I would rather discover one causal law than be King of Persia.” — Democritus (460–370 B.C.)