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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).