Research

Publications

In english:

Does a negative event impact legitimacy? (With Luciana Carla Manfredi and Pablo Cabanelas). Published online at American Behavioral Scientist. 2023.
South–South Migration: The Impact of the Venezuelan Diaspora on Colombian Natives’ Wages (with Jhon James Mora and Andres Cuadros). Applied Economic Letters. Vol 30:7, Pages: 884-891, 2022.
Spatial Spillovers and the Productivity-Compensation Gap in the United States (with Shishir Shakya and Alicia Plemmons). Annals of Regional Science. Vol 68 (3), pages: 669-689, 2022.
Homeowner preferences after September 11th, a microdata approach( With Adam Nowak). Regional Science and Urban Economics, Volume 70, May 2018, Pages 330-351. Link
Impact Evaluation of Investments in the Appalachian Region: A Reappraisal (with Randall W. Jackson, Gianfranco Piras, and Donald Lacombe). International Regional Science Review, Volume: 41 issue: 6, page(s): 601-629. Link
The Spatial Agglomeration of Educated People in Colombia. Cuadernos de Economía. Vol. 33 N. 62, pages: 297-317. 2014. Link
Violence and Migrations: An Agent Based Model. Revista CIFE. No. 12 Año 9, pages: 24-30. 2007.

In Spanish:

Comunicación de crisis durante la pandemia del Covid-19 y su impacto en los sentimientos de la ciudadanía (with Luciana Manfredi and Adolfo Abadia). OPINIÃO PÚBLICA, Vol. 29, Núm. 1. Pages: 199-225, 2023.
Twitter, sentimientos y precandidatos presidenciales. Comunicación en tiempos de paro nacional (with Luciana Manfredi and Adolfo Abadia). Elecciones, Vol. 20 Núm. 22. 2022.
Desplazamiento forzoso en Colombia: expulsión y movilidad, dos dinámicas que interactuan (Forced displacement in Colombia: Expulsion and movility, two interacting dynamics). In Book Colombia en Movimiento: Estudios sobre Diásporas y Migraciones Internas. 2014. (Link to a previous version here)
Modelos estadísticos de migraciones (Statistical models of migration). In Book Colombia en Movimiento: Estudios sobre Diásporas y Migraciones Internas. 2014. (Joint with Andrea del Pilar Gonzalez Peña).
Crecimiento, dinero y natalidad en Colombia. (Economic Growth, Money and Natality in Colombia). Economía y Desarrollo. Vol. 9 No 2, SEP 2010, pages:53-76. (Joint with Jorge Eduardo Pacheco Bello)

Working Papers under review

Does public investment contribute to increasing institutional and interpersonal trust? - Place based policies for sports and cultural activities in Cali, Colombia. Revise and resubmit at Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. (with Lina Martinez and funded by the InterAmerican Development Bank).
Improve the Measurement of Local Government's Performance. Submitted to Investigaciones Regionales. (With Jhon James Mora and Andres Cendales).
Dime con quien andas y te dire quien eres: análisis structural de las redes de los senadores de Colombia de los períodos 2010-2014 Y 2014-2018. Revise and resubmit at Journal Cuadernos de Economia. (with Esteban Robles, Luciana Manfredi, and Juan Manuel Franco).
Determinants of Covid-19 Vaccination in Florida. Revise and resubmit at Review of Regional Studies. (with Amir Borges Ferreira Neto, Roxana Ruiz, and John Shannon).

Work in Progress

Determinants of Illegal Immigrants Choice to Locate in USA.
House Prices and Individual Perceptions of Terrorism in the Wake of September 11th ( With Adam Nowak)
Crime and Migration: The Case of the E.U. Enlargement.