Dr. Brambila-Macias has a strong econometric background with a specialization in development economics. Before joining OECD's Trade and Agriculture Directorate he worked for the University of Reading as a Research Fellow and as a consultant for FAO's Trade and Markets Division. Previously he worked for OECD's Statistics Directorate and at the International Monetary Fund in the Western Hemisphere Department. His areas of expertise include panel cointegration, pseudo-panels, quantile regression, GMM and time series analysis. His research interests focus on macroeconomics, economic growth, trade, applied economics and inequality.