I am a Research Associate at the Grantham Research Institute in Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and until recently I have served as a Fellow in Environmental Economics at the Department of Geography and Environment of the LSE. I hold a PhD in Agricultural and Resource Economics and MA in Economics both from the University of Maryland, and a MA and bachelor's degree in economics from University of Chile.

My research interests include applied microeconomics, environmental health economics, development economics, behavioral, and climate change economics. My research provides policy insights for protecting the environment, human health and the economy. In particular, as air pollution is a growing problem in developing and emerging economies, I believe that policy efforts to reduce air pollution should be backed by solid evidence-based analysis. 

I have conducted research on estimating the adverse effects of air pollution on human health and the economy, providing important tools to value key health benefits from reducing air pollution. I have successfully conducted a behavioral intervention aimed at nudging woodstove users into sustainable low-emitting behavior. In addition, I have conducted empirical analysis on the relationship between long-term exposure to air pollution and Covid-19 mortality for several countries in Latin-America. My latest research paper examines the health benefits of fast transitioning to large-scale renewable electricity generation and thus reducing dependence on coal for power generation and its associated emissions of air pollutants. 

I have worked as research consultant for the Research Department of the Inter-American Development Bank; as Postdoctoral Fellow at Environmental Defense Fund and Cornell University's Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future; and as a Fellow in Environmental Economics at the Department of Geography and Environment of the LSE.