Welcome to my website! 

I am an economist whose research lies at the intersection of family economics, gender economics and the economics of education. In particular, I  am interested in understanding  how culture and the transmission of social norms shape economic behavior. I received my PhD in Economics from University of La Laguna (Spain) in February 2026.

During my PhD, I was a visiting researcher at the Graduate Center and Queens College of the City University of New York under the supervision of  Núria Rodríguez-Planas, and at HEC Lausanne under the supervision of Giuseppe Sorrenti.  I am also a collaborator on the ERC Advanced Grant WomEmpower: The Causal Effect of Motherhood, Gender Norms, and Cash Transfers to Women on Intimate Partner Violence, led by Núria Rodríguez-Planas.

I am currently on the 2026-2027 academic job market. My job market paper studies maternal gender preferences in the United States through mothers' emotional responses to children's educational outcomes. 

You can find my CV here, my Google Scholar profile here, watch a short presentation of my job market paper here, or contact me at dsantost@ull.edu.es