CV

Education

  • Ph.D in Development Economics, London School of Economics, London, UK, 2013-2018.

  • M.Res in Economics (Thesis with distinction), London School of Economics, London, UK, 2013.

  • M.Sc in History (Thesis with distinction), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2009.

  • M.Sc in Economics, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2008 (Graduated 3rd/40).

  • B.A in History (with distinction), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2006 (Graduated 2nd/8).

  • B.A in Economics (with distinction), Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia, 2006 (Graduated 1st/64).

Employment

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, 2018-.

  • Research Fellow, Latin American and the Caribbean Centre, London School of Economics, 2018-2021.

  • Visiting Senior Fellow, Firoz Lalji African Centre, London School of Economics, 2019-2022.

Other Affiliations

  • Researcher, Centre for Security and Drugs (CESED), 2018-

  • Co-Investigator, Centre for Gender, Justice and Security-LSE, 2019-

  • Coordinator, Women in Environmental Economics for Development, 2021-

  • Faculty Affiliated, Department of International Development, London School of Economics, 2018-.

  • Foreigner Research Fellow, Society of Bolivian Economists.

Other Professional Activities

  • Expert Consultant, Economic Group, Gender, Justice, Security and Health Index, Gender Hub, London School of Economics.

  • Expert Consultant, CODE Project, Analytical model to understand Violence against Women in Bogotá, Sao Paulo and Mexico City.

  • Expert Consultant, Project “Creación de Proyectos Inclusivos en el context de reparaciones colectivas”, United Nations Development Program.

  • Expert Consultant, Project “Sistema Distrital de Cuidado”, Secretaría de la Mujer.

  • Quantitative Expert Consultant, Fundación Ideas para la Paz (FIP).

  • Editorial Board, Economic Journal, Ministry of Finance, Sierra Leone, 2020-.

  • Leader and Organizer, Latin American Economic History Network, Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), 2021-.

  • Lead professor of MIA (a student research group on women empowerment and gender gaps in economics).

  • Collaborator of ACLED-Latin America (Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project).

Previous Employment and Affiliations

  • Research Fellow, Stanton Fellowship, Fundacao Getulio Vargas- Sao Paulo, December 2019.

  • Research Assistant, Prof. Stephen Machin, Dark Net Project, Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London School of Economics, 2015-2017.

  • Research Associate, Centre for Development Economics (CEDE), Universidad de los Andes, 2015-2017.

  • Research Officer, Institute of Developing Studies (IDS), 2016-2017.

  • Research Assistant, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), May 2016.

  • Visiting Scholar, Institute of Latin American Studies (ILAS) and School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), Columbia University, New York, Sept-Nov 2015.

  • Research Assistant, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics, 2014-2015.

  • Consultant, USAID (Colombia) and Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, 2013.

  • Research Assistant, Prof. Timothy Besley, Department of Economics, London School of Economics, 2013 - 2014.

  • Research Economist – Young Professionals Programme, Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, 2008-2011.

  • Junior Researcher, Department of Economics, Universidad de los Andes, 2004-2008.

Other Previous Professional Activities

  • Referee for: Journal of Economic Growth, European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, American Political Science Review, International Tax and Public Finance Journal, IDB working papers, Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, Revista de Economía Institucional and Coyuntura Económica.

  • Editorial Team, International Development Working Paper Series, LSE 2015-2018.

  • Lead Organizer of LSE-Stanford-Uniandes “Long term development in Latin America and beyond” conference (Bogotá, 2019).

  • Organizer “Social Sciences Writing Workshop: Building Research Capacity in Sierra Leone”, Njala University, June 2019.

  • Lead organizer of “the Governance and development in the Global South” PhD Workshop-network at the University of Cape Town, 2017.

  • Organizer of LSE-Stanford-Uniandes “Long term development in Latin America and beyond” conference (London 2018).