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Education

Ph.D. Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2011

M.A. Economics, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, 2007 

M.A. Economics, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 2003 

B.A. Economics, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia, 2002

Employment

Associate Professor, Economics Department, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. 2016-present 

Co-Director, Contrafactual SAS. 2017-2020

Assistant Professor, Economics Department, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. 2011- 2016 

Secretary, LACEA, Latin American and Caribbean Association. 2015-2018

Junior Professional Associate, Latin American and the Caribbean Region, Poverty Group, The World Bank, Washington DC. 2004-2006 

Junior Researcher, CEDE, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.2002-2004 

Research Assistant, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá.2001-2002 

Research Assistant, Bolsa Nacional Agropecuaria, Bogotá. 2001 

Assistant, Programa de Desarrollo y Paz del Magdalena Medio. 2000 

Teaching Experience

Microeconometrics, Master of Economics, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. 2012-Present 

Advanced Econometrics, Economics, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. 2011-Present 

Impact Evaluation, Master of Economics, Universidad Javeriana, Cali. 2014 

Advanced Econometrics, Economics Extension Program, Banco de la República, Bogotá. 2014 

Microeconomics, Economics, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. 2011-2012

Research Interest

Labor Economics, Urban Economics, Geographic Economy, Gender, and Microeconometrics.

Publications

Working Papers

1. "Brecha de habilidades de los jóvenes en el mercado laboral colombiano," Vniversitas Económica 018139, Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá. With Luz Magdalena Salas

2.  "Do productive workers sort into fexible work arrangements?," Vniversitas Económica 018140, Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá. With Marie Boltz; Bart Cockx; Ana María Díaz; Luz Magdalena Salas

3. "What is The Price of Freedom?: Estimating Women's Willingness to Pay for Job Schedule Flexibility,"  10248, Inter-American Development Bank. With Lafortune, Jeanne & Piras, Claudia & Salas Bahamón, Luz Magdalena & Tessada, José & Bustelo, Monserrat

4. El Acceso a Fuentes de Empleo, la Segregación Residencial, y el Empleo, el Desempleo y la Participación Laboral de las Mujeres en Bogotá. BID Working Paper 566.

5. Evolución Geográfica del Homicidio en Colombia, with Andrés Sánchez Jabba, Alejando Peláez y others. Documentos de Trabajo sobre Economía Regional. 009750, Banco de la República, Economía Regional.

6. Educational Wage Differentials in Argentina: Who Gets More?, with M. Santamaría. Working Paper, World Bank, Latin American and Caribbean Region, 2005.

7. Labor Force Participation in Colombia. Working Paper, World Bank, Latin American and Caribbean Region, 2005.

8. Los Efectos Del Conflicto Armado en el Desarrollo Social Colombiano, 1990-2002}, with F. Sánchez. Documentos CEDE 003167, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE, 2005.

9. Geografía de los Cultivos ilícitos y Conflicto Armado En Colombia}, with F. Sánchez. Documentos CEDE 002766, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE, 2004.

10. Conflicto, Violencia y Actividad Criminal en Colombia: un Análisis Espacial, 1990-2002}, with M. Formisano, F. Sánchez. Documentos CEDE 002187, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE, 2003.

11. Determinantes de la Presencia Guerrillera en Colombia: una Aproximación desde la Econometría Espacial}. Tesis de Maestría, Universidad Javeriana, 2003.

Publications

1. How does working-time flexibility affect workers' productivity in a routine job? Evidence from a field experiment, BJIR 2022

2. "What's the price of freedom? Estimating Women's Willingness to Pay for Job Schedule Flexibility" forthcoming EDDC

3. "Pretrial Detention and conviction", European Journal of Law and Economics (2022) 53:1–25. With Luz Salas

4.  "Do firms redline workers?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(C). With Luz Salas

5. It is not what you know but who you know: heterogeneous peer effects at a Colombian University. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, vol. 82, 2018.

6. Spatial Unemployment Differentials in Colombia. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad, vol. 76, 2016.

7. The Employment Advantages of Skilled Urban Municipalities in Colombia. Ensayos sobre Política Económica, vol. 31, núm. 70, 2013.

8. Informal Referrals, Employment, and Wages: Seeking Causal Relationships. LABOUR, 26: 1-30, 2012.

9. Breaking the Cycle of Underinvestment in Human Capital in Latin America, with O. Arias y M. Fazio. In Poverty Reduction and Growth: Virtuous and Vicious Circles, Chapter 10. World Bank Latin American and Caribbean Studies, 2005.

10. Conflicto, Crimen Violento y Actividad Criminal en Colombia, with F. Sánchez. Las Cuentas de la violencia, Bogotá: Editorial Norma, 2007.

11. Geografía de los Cultivos Ilícitos y Conflicto Armado en Colombia, with F. Sánchez. Las Cuentas de la violencia, Bogotá, Editorial Norma, 2007.

12. Los Efectos del Conflicto Armado en el Desarrollo Social Colombiano, with F. Sánchez. Las Cuentas de la violencia, Bogotá: Editorial Norma,2007.

Contribution to Publications

1. Crime, Violence, and Development: Trends, Costs, and Policy Options in the Caribbean. The World Bank, 2007.

2. La Informalidad Laboral en el Gran Buenos Aires: una Nueva Mirada. The World Bank, 2006.

3.  Labor Market Adjustment, Reform and Productivity in Colombia. The World Bank, 2005.

Research in Progress

1. Skill mismatch and Educational Mismatch: Their Effects on Female Unemployment. with Luz Salas

2. Gendered Lenguage and Labor Outcomes, with Claudia Piras, Agustina Suaya and Luz Salas

Conference and Seminar Presentations

The Employment Advantages of Skilled Urban Areas. 9th IZA/World Bank Conference: Employment and Development, Lima, Peru. Junio 2014 

The Employment Advantages of Skilled Urban Areas. IX Seminario de la revista ESPE, Bogotá nov 2012 

Informal Referrals, Employment, and Wages: Seeking Causal Directions. 5th IZA/World Bank Conference: Employment and Development. Cape Town, South Africa.mayo 2010 

Informal Referrals, Employment, and Wages: Seeking Causal Directions. Social Capital Conference, Malta.sep 2008 

Breaking the Cycle of Under-investment in Human Capital in Latin America LACEA Annual Meeting, Mexico.Nov 2006 

Illicit Crops and Armed Conflict in Colombia. LACEA Annual Meeting, 2003. Puebla, Mexico. Oct 2003 

Violence, Armed Conflict and Illicit Crops in Colombia. Making Peace Work, 2004. Helsinki, Finlandia.junio 2004 

Illicit Crops and Armed Conflict in Colombia LSE, 2004. Londres, UK.Junio 2004

Honors, Awards, & Fellowships

Allocataire de Recherche, Doctoral scholarship Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium.2007-2010 

LCSPR Spot Award, The World Bank, Washington D.C.2006 

LCSPR Spot Award, The World Bank, Washington D.C.2005 

Summa Cum Laude, Universidad Javeriana, 2003. 

Languages

Native speaker Spanish 

Excellent command English 

Good working knowledge French