PhD candidate in Development Economics & Policy Management 
University of Manchester - Global Development Institute
(isaac.lopezmorenoflores@manchester.ac.uk)

Mexican economist specialised in applied economic research based on analysing large-scale microdata. Experience conducting empirical analyses and policy-oriented studies on topics related to economic development, labour markets, poverty reduction, and gender issues. My research is focused on Mexico, but I have also worked as an international consultant in projects about Bangladesh and Zimbabwe funded by the UK FCDO and the World Bank. 

I have experience working on the following research topics:

• Development economics: Structural transformation.

• Economics of poverty reduction: Poverty dynamics, multi-dimensional poverty.

• Gender economics: Female labour participation, gender gaps, gender norms.

• Labour economics: Informal economy and precarious working conditions.

Education:

BSc in Economics 

- Universidad de Guadalajara (Mexico)

Master Erasmus Mundus in Economics of Development & Growth 

- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Spain) and Lund University (Sweden)

Ph.D. candidate in Development Economics & Policy Management

- University of Manchester (UK)