EDUCATION

● Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, 2022
Ph.D. in Economics and Management Sciences
Dissertation: Essays on the Efficiency of Higher Education Institutions and the Formal Labor Market
Advisor: Sebastien Van Bellegem (sebastien.vanbellegem@uclouvain.be)
● Universidad EAFIT, Medellin - Colombia, 2013
Master of Science in Economics (research track)
● Universidad Católica Boliviana, La Paz - Bolivia, 2008
B.Sc., Economics

EXPERIENCE

Academic Appointments
● Universidad EAFIT Medellin, Colombia, Jul 2016/Feb 2018.
Assistant Professor/Researcher, School of Economics and Finance
Courses Taught: Financial Econometrics (graduate), Economics of the Public Sector (graduate), Microeconomics, Mathematical Finance.
● Universidad EAFIT Medellin, Colombia Jan 2016-Jun 2016; Jul 2013-Dec 2014.
Adjunct Professor, School of Economics and Finance.
Courses Taught: Microeconomics

Professional Experience

●The Inter-American Development Bank, Washington D.C. - US, May 2021 – present.
Position: Consultant - Education and Labor Markets divisions Support with the implementation of technical cooperation projects part of the Multi- donor Fund for Technical and Vocational Education and Training transformation for Latin America and the Caribbean through the elaboration of technical reports, concept notes and research studies.
●The World Bank, Washington D.C. - US, Nov 2019 – April 2021
Position: Short Term Consultant - Office of the Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific Region.
●Medellin City Council, Medellín - Colombia , Jan 2016 - May 2016
Position: Economic Advisor.
●Universidad EAFIT - ICFES, Medellín - Colombia, Jul 2015–Jun 2016/Feb 2014–Dec 2014
Position: Research Advisor.
●Universidad EAFIT - Antioquia Gov., Medellín - Colombia, Jan 2014 – Jun 2015
Position: Researcher.
●Universidad EAFIT - UN-Habitat , Medellín - Colombia, Apr 2014 – Dec 2014
Position: Consultant.
●Universidad EAFIT - Economics Department Medellín - Colombia Aug 2012 – Dec 2013
Position: Research Assistant.
●RutaN - MIT, Medellín - Colombia, Mar 2013–Jun 2013
Position: Researcher.
●The World Bank, La Paz-Bolivia, May 2012 – Jul 2012
Position: Short Term Consultant - Latin America and the Caribbean Poverty Gender and Equity Group.
●UNICEF - UDAPE, La Paz-Bolivia, Oct 2010 – Apr 2012
Position: Consultant.
●UDAPE, La Paz-Bolivia, May 2009 – May 2010
Position: Research Assistant.
●Central Bank of Bolivia, La Paz-Bolivia, Nov 2007 - Feb 2008
Position: Research Assistant.

HONORS AND AWARDS

●Vice President, Bolivian Society of Economists - SEBOL (2022 - 2023).
●Co-Chair, Bolivian Women in Economics Network - BOWEN (2022-2023).
●Founder, Bolivian Women in Economics Network - BOWEN (2021) (www.bowensebol.org)
●Program Committee Member, Universidad del Rosario - The Economics of Informality Conference (2022).
●Program Committee Member, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA Annual Meeting (2021).
●World Bank EAP Vice Presidential Unit, Team Awards: East Asia and Pacific Economic Update April and October 2020 (2021).
●Young Scholar grant recipient, Macro Finance Research Program, The Becker Friedman Institute - University of Chicago (2020).
●Executive Committee, Bolivian Society of Economists (SEBOL) Bolivia (2020 - 2021).
●Advisory Committee, Institute for Educational Evaluation (ICFES) Colombia (2017 - 2019).
●Program Committee Member, Bolivian Conference on Development Economics (2017 - 2020).
●Program Committee Member, Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society - LAMES Annual Meeting (2018).
●Program Committee Member, Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association - LACEA Annual Meeting (2015 - 2016).
●Masters Full Scholarship. Universidad EAFIT (2012-2013).
●Central Bank of Bolivia’s, National Award on Economic Research “Sergio Almaraz Paz” (2009).

RESEARCH

●“About job market outcomes: Assessing the Performance of Colombian Higher Education Institutions” with Van Bellegem, S. in Higher Education Quarterly Accepted (2021)
●"Social Assistance and Informality: Examining the link in Colombia” with M. Ospina in Revista de Economia, Universidad del Rosario Vol. 21(1), pp. 81 – 120 (2018)
●“Gender and Financial Inclusion in Colombia” with D. Cardona and M. Hoyos in Ecos de Economia Vol. 22(46), pp. 60-90 (2018)
●“Informality and Mobility in the Labor Market: An Analysis based on Repeated Cross-Sectional Household Survey Data” with G. Canavire-Bacarreza and J. Urrego in Latin American Journal of Economic Development, Vol. 27, p. 57 – 75. (2017)
●“Decisions About Postsecondary Education, their Returns in Colombia” with M. Ospina in Journal of Education and Human Development Vol. 3(3), p. 251 – 264 (2014)
●“MICRO-RED Community Micro Smart Grid” with A. Diaz, A. and C. Mackey in Senseable City Guide to Medellin edited by Lee, D., Rouault, A., Gaviria, D.A.O., Mackey, C., Saavedra-Caballero, F., Castro, N.A.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – School of Architecture and Planning pp. 21 – 34. (2013)
●“Remonetisation and hysteresis of the deposit dollarization process in the Bolivian Financial System” with A. Calle-Sarmiento Central Bank of Bolivia National Award on Economic Research (2010).



WORK IN PROGRESS

●“Twin Deficits in Bolivia: The Consequences of Macro-Fiscal Policies” With Villca, A. (Universidad EAFIT) (2022). Funded by Macro Finance Research Program, The Becker Friedman Institute - University of Chicago.
●“The drivers of investment growth in an era of increased government debt” With Islamaj, E. (World Bank) (2021).
●“Understanding Productivity in the East Asia and Pacific Region” With Islamaj, E. (World Bank) (2020).
●“Aiming high from below: The effects of early science training on educational outcomes” With Canavire-Bacarreza G. (World Bank), Ortiz M. (ICFES) and Urbano C. (ICFES) (2020)
●“It pays to study for the right job: Exploring the causes and consequences of education-occupation job mismatch” with Rios, F. (Levy Economics Institute of Bard College) Levy Economics Institute of Bard College Working Paper No. 922 (2019).
●“Heterogeneity in the Labor Market Outcomes of Tertiary Education: An empirical analysis for Colombia” with With Ospina M. (EAFIT University) (2014).

 

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