Kenneth Castillo-Hidalgo
Kenneth Castillo-Hidalgo
Welcome! I am a PhD in Applied Economics from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain). Currently, I work as a Postdoctoral fellow in Department ABC, at Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
My research focuses on regional economics. I have a special interest on the effects of mining and other primary sector activities on the regional economy and human capital distribution. Also, I have worked in the field of regional market concentration and income redistribution,.
Earlier, I have worked as a Financial Advisory Consultant for mining workers unions, contributing to collective bargaining processes with organizations such as Sindicato Nº1 de Trabajadores de Minera Escondida, Sindicato de Trabajadores Minera Guanaco, Sindicato de Trabajadores Minera Zaldívar, and Sindicato de Trabajadores Minera Centinela.
You can find my CV here
Publications
Work in progress
The impact of KIBS agglomeration on Chilean mining sector productivity
Mines, fields, or classrooms: Effects of primary activities agglomeration on local human capital accumulation
How many doctors do you know? Spatial social capital, occupational prestige, and primary sector activities
I was born in Antofagasta, in Northern Chile.
This city grows between the Pacific Ocean and the Coastal Range, in the coast of the Atacama Desert.
The mining resources and the sea have always been important elements in our territory.