Curriculum Vitae

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2015                   Best Paper Award at the 15th EBES Conference

2011-2012     UCLA Dissertation Year Fellowship

2011-2012     COLFUTURO Scholarship 

2007-2011     Colombian Central Bank, Lauchlin Currie Scholarship : Given to best applicant of the year

2010                   UCLA Fellowship : given to the two best students of each year

2009                  UCLA Honors in Economic Theory Second year field 

2008                  UCLA Honors in Microeconomics First year field 

2008                  UCLA Progress Award 

2007                  Universidad del Rosario Juan Agustín Uricoechea Award for Excellence in Teaching 

2007                  Universidad del Rosario Award for Pedagogical Innovation 

2005                  Universidad del Rosario Best GPA in the M.A. in Economics 

2003                 Universidad del Rosario Best GPA in the B.A. in Economics 

FIELDS           

For Research: Taxation, Insurance, Information Economics

For Teaching: Microeconomics, Game Theory, Macroeconomics

PUBLICATIONS (ORCID)

• Zambrano, A. (2019) “Motivating Informed Decisions” Economic Theory 67(3): 645-664 .

• Arias MA, Ibañez AM, Zambrano A. (2019) "Agricultural Production amidst Conflict: Separating the Effects of Conflict into Shocks and Uncertainty". World Development 119: 165-184.

• Zambrano A, Zuleta H. (2017) "Goal and Strategies of an Insurgent Group: Violent and Non-violent Actions". Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy 23(2)

• Zambrano A (2015) “The role of effort for self-insurance and its consequences for the wealth distribution” World Bank Economic Review 29 (3): S118-S125

• Zambrano A, Ramirez M, Yepes F, Guerra J, Rivera D. (2008) “What do Living Standards Surveys Show about the Health System in Colombia”. Public Health Reports 24 (1): 122-130

• Castaño RA, Zambrano A. (2006) "Biased Selection within the Social Health Insurance Market in Colombia". Health Policy 79(3): 313-324

• Arguello R, Zambrano A. (2006) “Is there a poverty trap in the rural sector in Colombia?” Desarrollo y Sociedad 58: 85-114

CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

• Álvarez A, Zambrano A, Zuleta H (2022) "Informalidad laboral y Covid-19: vulnerabilidad o flexibilidad". In COVID-19: Consecuencias y desafíos en Colombia. Una mirada desde las universidades. Editorial Universidad del Rosario

• Arboleda D, Zambrano A (2021) "Vulnerability after Covid-19 and the response of a developing city: The case of Bogotá, Colombia". In COVID-19 and Cities: Experiences, Responses and Uncertainties. Springer

• Khalil R, Zambrano A (2020)"Corruption and the Provision of Public Goods". In Providing Public Goods in Times of Power Transition: views from Latin America and China. Edited by Fudan Development Institute and Fudan-Latin America University Consortium.

• Alvarez C, Leon D, Medellín M, Zambrano A, Zuleta H. (2020) "Coronavirus in Colombia: Vulnerability and Policy Options". In The Socio-economic implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Ideas for Policy Action. United Nations Program for Development, UNDP 

• Zambrano A. (2020) "Choques adversos a los hogares y la existencia de trampas de pobreza". In Desafíos de la Educación y la movilidad social en Latinoamérica: pp. 261-265. Ediciones Universidad Simón Bolívar 

• Rodríguez N, Zambrano A, (2019). "Entender y combatir el crimen: modelo de comportamiento criminal basado en la provisión de información". In Economía y seguridad en el posconflicto. Ediciones Uniandes

RECENT PAPERS 

• "The role of the informal sector in the COVID crisis: a cushion or an amplifier?" with Andres Alvarez, David Montoya and Hernando Zuleta

• “Learning to Learn: Experimentation, Entrepreneurial Capital, and Development” with William Maloney

• "Paying less taxes to deter corruption" with Juanita Camacho, Richard Kalil and Fabio Sanchez

• “Endogenous employment and incomplete markets”

•  "Endogenous Persistent Shocks and Poverty Traps" with Mateo Arbelaez and Leopoldo Fergusson

• “Neutral or biased innovations?” with Hernando Zuleta

• “Motivating Public Information Acquisition”

WORK IN PROGRESS

• “The endogenous dynamics of crime structure: Heracles' lessons on how to fight the hydra” with David Bardey

• “Hiding on the streets: a new form of policing” with Nicolas Rodriguez

• “Nonparametric learning when unknown Markov transitions are endogenous”

• "Maximum debt in a Developing Country" with David Perez, Marc Hofstetter and Hernando Zuleta

• "Towards a fiscal potential GDP" with Andres Velasco and David Montoya

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Zambrano, A. (2005) “Regional differences in health according to the living standards surveys” (in Spanish). Observatorio de la Seguridad Social 11

• Zambrano, A. (2005) “The benefits of the insurance on outpatient services” (in Spanish). Via Salud

• Castaño Yepes, R.A., Zambrano, A. (2005) “Does adverse selection take place in the contributive regime?” (in Spanish). Via Salud 31

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2023-Current  Senior Economist, Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the Caribbean, World Bank

2022-2023    Advisor for the Autonomous Committee of the Colombian Fiscal Rule

2018-2023   Associate Professor, Universidad de los Andes

                                  Macroeconomics Coordinator, Recruiting chair, Publications Committee Chair

                                 Lecturer for Graduate Short Run Macroeconomics, Introduction to Macro, Intermediate Macro, Game Theory

2018-2019        Visiting Associate Professor Hong Kong University

2012-2017        Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes

2010 - 2011      Instructor for Game Theory; UCLA

2008 - 2011      T.A. for Graduate General Equilibrium, and Game Theory; UCLA

                    T.A. for Undergrad Micro, Intermediate Micro, and Statistics; UCLA

2009 - 2010      Research Assistant for Prof. Rosa Matzkin, UCLA

2008                      Research Assistant for Prof. John Riley, UCLA 

2004 - 2007      Acting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad del Rosario

                          Lecturer for Undergrad Microeconomics, and Introduction to Economics

                          T.A. for Graduate Mathematics for Economists, and General Equilibrium

2004                     Junior Researcher, Department of Economics, Universidad del Rosario

2002 - 2004      Research Assistant, Department of Economics, Universidad del Rosario

2003                     Personal Assistant of the Direction, COLCIENCIAS

2003                    Research Assistant, ASSALUD

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Referee for RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, World Development, World Bank Economic Review, Springer Nature Books, PLOS ONE, Social Science and Medicine, Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, Pan American Journal of Public Health, Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, Journal of Peace Research, Revista Gerencia y Políticas en Salud, Desarrollo y Sociedad, Revista de Economía Institucional, Ensayos sobre Política Económica, Lecturas en Economía, Coyuntura Económica, Cuadernos de Economía, Revista Apuntes del CENES

Member of RTAC Research Network (USAID)

2021 OCDE Table of Experts: The impact of COVID-19 in cities, Scientific Committee for LACEA

2016    Organizer of the Second Macro Network, Colombia

2015    Scientific Committee for LACEA

2011    Local organizer for 2nd UCLA Econ Alumni Conference

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

2022 Universidad de Alicante, LACEA, Universidad de los Andes, Macro Workshop Bogotá, Universidad Javeriana, Second China-CELAC Forum on Poverty Reduction and Development, EAFIT, Universidad Externado

2021 LACEA,  IMF, IADB, Universidad de los Andes, JOLATE, Macro Workshop Bogota, Fedesarrollo, Quantil, Universidad de Antioquia

2020 Covid -19: Consequences and challenges, CID, RIE, ACOES

2019    Yonsei University, Western Australia University, Hong Kong University, Hong Kong Baptist University, Universidad Católica de Chile, CESifo Venice Summer Institute, Colombian Economics Conference, LACEA

2018    Kings College, Universidad del Rosario, 6th EH-Clio Lab Conference at Catolica de Chile, LAMES, Universidad de Antioquia, International Forum on Education and Social Mobility

2017   North American Econometric Society Summer Meeting, WEAI International Conference, Tercer Network de Macroeconomía de AFADECO

2016    CEMFI, ICESI, Harvard-MIT-Stanford Empirical Management Conference

2015    EBES, Central Bank of Colombia, Central Bank of Mexico, Universidad del Rosario, Universidad  Católica de Chile, Central Bank of Chile, World Bank, LACEA, AFADECO Macro Network

2014 AEA, ABCDE (World Bank), University of Copenhaguen, NBER Summer Institute, LACEA

2013 Theory Workshop Universidad de Chile. Taller Organización Industrial (TOI). LACEA. Saint Petersburg School of Management. University of Salerno. Conference on Income, Wealth and Well-being in Latin America. ISNIE. ABCDE (World Bank). Pontificia Universidad de Chile. ISSDP. Al CAPONE. University of Leipzig. Universidad del Rosario. Universidad de los Andes

2012    CEMFI. HiCN. 4th Workshop on Dynamic Games in Management. LACEA. SAEe. JOLATE. Jornadas de Economía Industrial. RES PhD Meeting. Universidad de los Andes. Carlos III. Pompeu Fabra. Midwest Economic Association

2011    SAEe. Midwest Theory Conference. Midwest Macro Conference. Universidad del Rosario. Central Bank of Colombia

2010    University of New South Wales. Guanajuato Workshop for Young Economists.

2009    Universidad del Rosario

2008    Congreso de Economía Colombiana. 5th Meeting Group on Wealth and Power. UC Riverside

2007    NIP Colombia. Universidad del Rosario. Central Bank of Colombia

2006    Colombian Congress of Microeconomics. Central Bank of Colombia

2005    Iberoamerican Congress of Microeconomics

2004    ISNIE