Curriculum Vitae 

Curriculum Vitae

2024

Contact Information

The World Bank

Washington, DC.

E-mail 1: lcardonasosa@worldbank.org

E-mail 2: linacardonasosa@gmail.com

Current Appointment

The World Bank. Poverty and Equity Practice. Eastern and Southern Africa. Senior Economist, Since 2020.

Education

Ph.D., Economics, University of Essex, UK, 2007/2012.

Supervisors: Alison Booth / Marco Francesconi Examiners: Mark Taylor / Lorraine Dearden

  M.Sc., Economics, University College London, UK, 2006/2007.

Supervisor: James Banks

 B.Sc., Economics, First Class, University EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia, 2003.

Research Fields

Labour Economics, Experimental Economics, Economics of Development, Gender Economics, Impact Evaluation of Social Programs, Consumption Credits

Teaching Interests

 Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Labour Economics, Experimental Economics, Impact Evaluation.

Languages

Spanish (native), English (advanced), Italian (intermediate), French (basic).

Previous appointments

2018-2020: Project Research Officer. Institute for Fiscal Studies, IFS (London, UK).

2011-2018: Researcher. Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República).

2017: Secondment at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, IFS (London, UK).

2004-2006: Junior researcher. Central Bank of Colombia (Banco de la República).

2003-2004: Economics analyst. Corfinsura (Bancolombia). 

Prizes and Scholarships

2020 - Infant Nutrition Award - Research Category

2016 - HCEO Sumer School in Social Inequality

2011 -IZA Summer School in Labour Economics

2007-2010  PhD Scholarship, Central Bank of Colombia.

2006-2007: Msc Scholarship, Central Bank of Colombia. 

2003: Undergraduate Dissertation: Honorable Mention, EAFIT University.

1999: Scholarship EAFIT University.