Julieta Vera Rueda

Research Interests: 

Development Economics; Human Capital and Development; Early Childhood Development; Family Economics; Evaluation of public policies in developing countries.


Skills and expertise:


Impact Evaluation; Early Child Development; Nutrition; Parenting Programs; Education; Gender; Social Norms; Engagement with Policymakers and Stakeholders


Country experience:


Argentina, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Ecuador, Madagascar, Mauritania



About me

I am an applied development economist, and my research is mainly focused on gender, early childhood development and education.

I am currently a Consultant at the Africa Gender Innovation Lab at the World Bank. Before, I worked as a Research Fellow at University College London and as a Consultant at Parenting for Lifelong Health. I hold a PhD from Paris School of Economics (PSE) 

Previously, I did a Masters in Public Policy and Development, at the Paris School of Economics. I also did a Masters in Applied Economics at Universidad Torcuato DiTella and a B.A. in Economics at Universidad Católica Argentina. Before PSE, I worked at CAF, the development bank of Latin America.