NEWS!
December 2024
Crafting the 2025 Latin American Index of Artificial Intelligence (ILIA)
The ILIA is an index that provides quantitative and qualitative data on the progress of Artificial Intelligence in 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It is supported by Chile's CENIA, ECLAC and other partners. I was invited to participate in a workshop to discuss improvements to the index and ways forward to optimize its usability.
New ECLAC working paper on cross-border e-commerce in LAC using website traffic data
I used website traffic data from the Latin America and the Caribbean Marketplace Explorer to characterize e-commerce activity in LAC countries. Estimates of a gravity equation show results consistent with previous evidence using sales data. Check it out in the research section.
September 2024
New book out on technology as a driver for growth in Argentina
The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung edited a book about how technology can boost growth and development in different sectors in Argentina, in which I contributed with a chapter on e-commerce. You can download the book for free here (PDF and ePub) or listen a really cool AI-generated podcast about it (in English).
July 2024
Pacific Alliance Regional Digital Market Dialogue
I was invited to participate in the Pacific Alliance Regional Digital Market Dialogue to help the block shape its strategy towards further market integration through digital channels.
November 2023
eTrade Readiness Assessment of Peru
The eTrade Readiness Assessment of Peru, the first in the UNCTAD series to be carried out in a Latin American country, was officially launched in Lima on November 15th. You can find more about the report here.
December 2022
Cluster initiatives and economic resilience in Argentina
Our working paper "Cluster Initiatives and Economic Resilience: Evidence from a Technology Cluster in Argentina" is available at the Inter-American Development Bank here.
LAC B2C Marketplace Explorer
UN-ECLAC and the International Trade Centre just launched the Latin America and the Caribbean Marketplace Explorer, where you can find recent trends and characteristics of the online B2C marketplace landscape in the region. Check the tool here. A companion paper in which we worked analyzing the data and revealing interesting patterns will be coming out soon.
November 2022
Quantitative Economics Special Issue on Global Income Dynamics
Our paper "The Evolution of the Earnings Distribution in a Volatile Economy: Evidence from Argentina" just came out in Quantitative Economics as part of the Special Issue on Global Income Dynamics. Check the paper, together with other super relevant contributions, here.